Autobiography_NN1 :_: A_ZZ1 Clinician_NP1 's_GE Odyssey_NN1 You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX go_VVI home_RL again_RT --_JJ Thomas_NP1 Wolfe_NP1 (_( 1940_MC )_) It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 newspaper_NN1 comics_NN2 page_NN1 with_IW the_AT console_NN1 radio_NN1 in_II the_AT back-ground_NN1 ._. 
Suddenly_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 heard_VVD explosive_NN1 sounds_VVZ like_II thunder_NN1 or_CC fireworks_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ran_VVD out_RP into_II the_AT yard_NN1 after_II my_APPGE alarmed_JJ parents_NN2 ,_, looked_VVD up_RP ,_, and_CC saw_VVD a_AT1 Japanese_JJ Zero_NN1 flying_VVG low_JJ enough_RR that_CST I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI the_AT pilot_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI then_RT ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, what_DDQ was_VBDZ happening_VVG ,_, but_CCB years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, I_PPIS1 learned_VVD that_CST the_AT planes_NN2 had_VHD approached_VVN Oahu_NN1 from_II the_AT north_ND1 ,_, the_AT part_NN1 of_IO the_AT island_NN1 where_CS we_PPIS2 lived_VVD at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, bombed_VVD the_AT Kaneohe_NN1 Naval_JJ Air_NN1 Station_NN1 first_MD ,_, then_RT flew_VVD low_JJ to_TO avoid_VVI radar_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT up_RP over_II the_AT Koolau_NN1 range_NN1 in_II a_AT1 sur-prise_NN1 attack_NN1 on_II Pearl_NP1 Harbor_NN1 on_II the_AT south_ND1 ._. 
The_AT date_NN1 :_: December_NPM1 7_MC ,_, 1941_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 5_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
We_PPIS2 lived_VVD in_II a_AT1 sugar_NN1 plantation_NN1 town_NN1 ;_; my_APPGE father_NN1 worked_VVN in_II the_AT fields_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD doctor_NN1 I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 was_VBDZ Dr_NNB Charles_NP1 Black_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS cared_VVD for_IF my_APPGE pneumonia_NN1 at_II the_AT Kahuku_NN1 hospital_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 country_NN1 childhood_NN1 ,_, flying_VVG kites_NN2 my_APPGE father_NN1 made_VVD ,_, bathing_VVG in_II the_AT hot_JJ Japanese_JJ public_JJ baths_NN2 ,_, waving_VVG to_II the_AT sugarcane_JJ trains_NN2 passing_VVG by_RP ,_, and_CC watching_VVG Hopalong_NP1 Cassidy_NP1 ,_, Roy_NP1 Rogers_NP1 ,_, Gene_NP1 Autry_NP1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT original_JJ Bambi_NP1 movies_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ only_RR aware_JJ there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 war_NN1 from_II the_AT newsreels_NN2 that_CST usually_RR preceded_VVD the_AT main_JJ feature_NN1 film_NN1 ,_, the_AT blackouts_NN2 ,_, paper_NN1 and_CC tin_NN1 can_VM drives_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT bomb_NN1 shelter_NN1 we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO dig_VVI in_II our_APPGE yard_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST my_APPGE mother_NN1 worked_VVN for_IF the_AT United_JJ Service_NN1 Organizations_NN2 (_( USO_NP1 )_) ._. 
My_APPGE parents_NN2 had_VHD emigrated_VVN to_II the_AT Territory_NN1 of_IO Hawaii_NP1 from_II Dingras_NP2 ,_, Ilocos_NP2 Norte_NN1 in_II the_AT Philippines_NP2 during_II the_AT great_JJ depression_NN1 to_TO seek_VVI a_AT1 better_JJR life_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR part_NN1 of_IO the_AT successive_JJ waves_NN2 of_IO workers_NN2 that_CST the_AT sugar_NN1 and_CC pineapple_NN1 plantations_NN2 (_( founded_VVN by_II descendants_NN2 of_IO New_NP1 England_NP1 missionaries_NN2 )_) recruited_VVN from_II Asia_NP1 to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT fields_NN2 ,_, starting_VVG in_II the_AT late_JJ 19th_MD century_NNT1 ,_, even_RR before_II the_AT Kingdom_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT the_AT Republic_NN1 ,_, of_IO Hawaii_NP1 was_VBDZ annexed_VVN as_II a_AT1 Territory_NN1 by_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT multiethnic_JJ ,_, multicultural_NN1 ,_, multireligious_JJ ,_, multicolored_VVD ,_, warm_JJ ,_, and_CC sunny_JJ environment_NN1 into_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN and_CC within_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 grew_VVD up_RP ._. 
We_PPIS2 moved_VVD to_II Honolulu_NP1 shortly_RR thereafter_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 climbing_VVG coconut_NN1 trees_NN2 in_II the_AT Iolani_JJ Palace_NN1 grounds_NN2 for_IF fresh_JJ coconut_NN1 juice_NN1 ,_, roller_NN1 skating_VVG on_II the_AT sidewalks_NN2 of_IO the_AT Federal_JJ tax_NN1 building_NN1 ,_, playing_VVG hide_VV0 and_CC seek_VV0 in_II the_AT Kawaia-hao_JJ Church_NN1 (_( the_AT Westminster_NP1 Abbey_NN1 of_IO Hawaii_NP1 )_) cemetery_NN1 grounds_NN2 ,_, and_CC picnicking_NN1 and_CC swimming_VVG at_II Ala_NP1 Moana_NP1 ,_, the_AT large_JJ city_NN1 beach_NN1 park_NN1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT Waikiki_JJ area_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 shined_VVD shoes_NN2 for_IF sailors_NN2 in_II port_NN1 when_CS they_PPHS2 spent_VVD leave_NN1 time_NNT1 on_II Hotel_NN1 Street_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT day_NNT1 Franklin_NP1 Delano_NP1 Roosevelt_NP1 died_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 sold_VVD newspapers_NN2 shouting_VVG "_" Extra_RR !_! 
Extra_JJ ,_, "_" then_RT added_VVD the_AT headlines_NN2 ._. 
Up_RG21 to_RG22 the_AT fifth_MD grade_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 attended_VVD Cathedral_NN1 School_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT Brothers_NN2 of_IO Mary_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO convince_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO enter_VVI the_AT priesthood_NN1 ,_, and_CC where_CS the_AT whole_JJ school_NN1 learned_VVD how_RRQ to_TO sing_VVI the_AT Latin_JJ High_JJ Mass_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE parents_NN2 divorced_VVN during_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC my_APPGE father_NN1 returned_VVN to_II the_AT Philippines_NP ._. 
My_APPGE mother_NN1 later_RRR remarried_VVN ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 moved_VVD to_II another_DD1 sugar_NN1 plantation_NN1 town_NN1 ,_, Aiea_NP1 ,_, today_RT a_AT1 western_JJ suburb_NN1 of_IO the_AT city_NN1 of_IO Honolulu_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 first_MD lived_VVD in_II post_NN1 --_NN1 World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC United_NP1 States_NP1 Navy_NN1 barracks_NN housing_VVG ,_, because_CS my_APPGE stepfather_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN in_II the_AT Army_NN1 Air_NN1 Force_NN1 and_CC graduated_VVN from_II San_NP1 Jose_NP1 State_NN1 College_NN1 in_II California_NP1 ,_, found_VVD a_AT1 civil_JJ service_NN1 position_NN1 working_VVG for_IF the_AT US_NP1 Navy_NN1 at_II Pearl_NP1 Harbor_NN1 that_CST paid_VVD better_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 public_JJ school_NN1 teacher_NN1 's_GE salary_NN1 ._. 
When_CS sugarcane_JJ land_NN1 in_II the_AT hills_NN2 above_II Aiea_NP1 opened_VVD up_RP for_IF residential_JJ development_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE family_NN1 bought_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 ,_, built_VVD a_AT1 house_NN1 ,_, just_RR below_II CINC-PAC_NP1 (_( Commander_NN1 in_II Chief_NN1 of_IO the_AT Pacific_NP1 ,_, Headquarters_NN )_) ._. 
The_AT US_NP1 Navy_NN1 housing_VVG in_II the_AT valley_NN1 below_RL where_CS we_PPIS2 had_VHD lived_VVN was_VBDZ leveled_VVN ,_, and_CC today_RT ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT site_NN1 of_IO Aloha_NP1 Stadium_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT annual_JJ National_JJ Football_NN1 League_NN1 Pro_II Bowl_NN1 is_VBZ played_VVN every_AT1 February_NPM1 ._. 
Up_RP through_II the_AT ninth_MD grade_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ steeped_VVN in_II "_" local_JJ "_" culture_NN1 --_NN1 walking_VVG barefoot_JJ or_CC with_IW zoris_NN1 (_( the_AT original_JJ flip-flops_NN2 )_) ,_, talking_VVG "_" pidgin_NN1 ,_, "_" hiking_VVG in_II the_AT mountains_NN2 for_IF mountain_NN1 apples_NN2 and_CC guavas_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 summer_NNT1 job_NN1 picking_VVG pineapples_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD always_RR thought_VVN I_PPIS1 would_VM return_VVI to_II Hawaii_NP1 to_II practice_NN1 after_II training_NN1 ._. 
To_II my_APPGE disappointment_NN1 ,_, pediatricians_NN2 I_PPIS1 visited_VVD in_II Honolulu_NP1 painted_VVD a_AT1 poor_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO success_NN1 for_IF such_DA a_AT1 new_JJ specialty_NN1 and_CC were_VBDR not_XX encouraging_JJ ._. 
So_RR ,_, when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ offered_VVN a_AT1 position_NN1 with_IW Dr_NNB Lombroso_NP1 in_II the_AT seizure_NN1 unit_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 accepted_VVD ._. 
The_AT seizure_NN1 unit_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 exciting_JJ place_NN1 to_TO start_VVI a_AT1 career_NN1 ._. 
Besides_II Dr_NNB Lombroso_NP1 (_( see_VV0 Figure_NN1 2C_FO )_) ,_, my_APPGE colleagues_NN2 were_VBDR Giuseppe_NP1 Erba_NP1 ,_, Frank_NP1 Duffy_NP1 ,_, and_CC Kuna_NP1 Abroms_NP1 ._. 
The_AT neurosurgeons_NN2 we_PPIS2 worked_VVD with_IW were_VBDR Donald_NP1 Matson_NP1 and_CC John_NP1 Shillito_NP1 ,_, 2_MC superb_JJ technical_JJ surgeons_NN2 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 warm_JJ human_JJ beings_NN2 ._. 
The_AT unit_NN1 also_RR included_VVN a_AT1 psychologist_NN1 ,_, social_JJ worker_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 the_AT EEG_NN1 technologists_NN2 ._. 
Under_II Dr_NNB Lombroso_NP1 's_GE leadership_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE organization_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 forerunner_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ later_RRR came_VVD to_TO be_VBI called_VVN Comprehensive_JJ Epilepsy_NN1 Centers_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 ran_VVD an_AT1 epilepsy_NN1 fellowship_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ attracted_VVD many_DA2 from_II around_II the_AT world_NN1 --_NN1 Natalio_NP1 Fejerman_NP1 from_II Buenos_NP1 Aires_NP1 ,_, Toru_NP1 Kurokawa_NP1 ,_, and_CC Genjiro_NP1 Hirose_NP1 from_II Japan_NP1 ,_, Nicole_NP1 Symann-Louette_NP1 from_II Belgium_NP1 ,_, Norberto_NP1 Alvarez_NP1 from_II Argentina_NP1 ,_, and_CC many_DA2 others_NN2 ._. 
The_AT seizure_NN1 unit_NN1 also_RR had_VHN an_AT1 EEG_NN1 technologist_NN1 training_NN1 program_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ we_PPIS2 also_RR taught_VVN ._. 
These_DD2 were_VBDR the_AT early_JJ days_NNT2 of_IO surgery_NN1 for_IF epilepsy_NN1 ,_, before_CS computed_JJ tomography_NN1 (_( CT_NP1 )_) and_CC magnetic_JJ resonance_NN1 imaging_NN1 (_( MRI_NP1 )_) brain_NN1 scans_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 developed_VVD our_APPGE Wada_NN1 test_NN1 protocol_NN1 based_VVN on_II the_AT Montreal_NP1 Neurological_NP1 Institute_NN1 's_GE approach_NN1 ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II Giuseppe_NP1 Erba_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Valeria_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 neuropsychologist_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD trained_VVN with_IW Brenda_NP1 Milner_NP1 ._. 
The_AT EEG_NN1 technology_NN1 support_NN1 was_VBDZ superb_JJ ,_, led_VVN by_II Carol_NP1 Van_NP1 Velzer_NP1 ,_, John_NP1 Barry_NP1 ,_, and_CC Nancy_NP1 Logowitz_NP1 ._. 
The_AT other_JJ big_JJ project_NN1 I_PPIS1 instituted_VVD ,_, with_IW the_AT invaluable_JJ help_NN1 and_CC advice_NN1 of_IO Peter_NP1 Wolff_NP1 ,_, Chief_NN1 of_IO Research_NN1 Psychiatry_NN1 at_II Children_NN2 's_GE Hospital_NN1 (_( see_VV0 Figure_NN1 2D_NNU )_) ,_, was_VBDZ the_AT Learning_NN1 Disabilities_NN2 (_( LD_NP1 )_) Clinic_NN1 ._. 
The_AT concepts_NN2 of_IO "_" minimal_JJ brain_NN1 damage_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" minimal_JJ brain_NN1 dysfunction_NN1 "_" had_VHD evolved_VVN from_II the_AT observations_NN2 of_IO hyperactive_JJ children_NN2 with_IW known_JJ brain_NN1 damage_NN1 ,_, as_CSA in_II cerebral_JJ palsy_NN1 or_CC encephalitis_NN1 ._. 
School_NN1 systems_NN2 were_VBDR becoming_VVG aware_JJ of_IO children_NN2 with_IW specific_JJ learning_NN1 disabilities_NN2 ,_, having_VHG been_VBN prodded_VVN by_II a_AT1 new_JJ law_NN1 in_II Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, Chapter_NN1 766_MC ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ the_AT forerunner_NN1 of_IO PL_NP1 94-142_MCMC ,_, the_AT education_NN1 for_IF all_DB handicapped_JJ law_NN1 ._. 
The_AT LD_NP1 Clinic_NN1 became_VVD an_AT1 intellectually_RR stimulating_JJ multidisciplinary_JJ forum_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 inspiration_NN1 for_IF research_NN1 ideas_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 diagnostic_JJ service_NN1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 the_AT newness_NN1 of_IO the_AT field_NN1 and_CC the_AT caliber_NN1 of_IO people_NN involved_VVD --_JJ Jeanne_NP1 Chall_NP1 's_GE reading_NN1 research_NN1 group_NN1 at_II the_AT Harvard_NP1 Graduate_NN1 School_NN1 of_IO Education_NN1 ,_, mathematicians_NN2 from_II Massachusetts_NP1 Institute_NN1 of_IO Technology_NN1 (_( MIT_NP1 )_) ,_, Maria_NP1 Marolda_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 math_NN1 specialist_NN1 and_CC educator_NN1 from_II Simmons_NP1 College_NN1 ,_, neuropsychologists_NN2 ,_, Natalie_NP1 Solle_NP1 and_CC Jane_NP1 Holmes_NP1 ,_, Tony_NP1 Bashir_NP1 ,_, Speech_NN1 and_CC Language_NN1 pathologist_NN1 --_NN1 all_RR being_VBG critically_RR questioned_VVN by_II Peter_NP1 Wolff_NP1 ,_, and_CC organized_VVN by_II our_APPGE able_JJ coordinator_NN1 ,_, Rose_NP1 Dashefsky_NP1 ._. 
The_AT staffings_NN2 usually_RR involved_VVN invited_JJ special_JJ educators_NN2 from_II the_AT schools_NN2 ,_, so_CS our_APPGE findings_NN2 could_VM be_VBI translated_VVN into_II practical_JJ approaches_NN2 in_II the_AT classroom_NN1 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 finally_RR left_JJ Children_NN2 's_GE Hospital_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 recruited_VVD an_AT1 old_JJ colleague_NN1 ,_, Martha_NP1 Denckla_NP1 ,_, to_TO administer_VVI the_AT program_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE most_RGT memorable_JJ learning_NN1 experiences_NN2 was_VBDZ the_AT yearlong_NN1 participation_NN1 in_II the_AT Reading_NP1 Forum_NN1 of_IO the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 Conference_NN1 on_II Children_NN2 ,_, consisting_VVG of_IO about_RG a_AT1 dozen_NNO experts_NN2 --_JJ university_NN1 reading_NN1 researchers_NN2 ,_, the_AT superintendent_NN1 of_IO the_AT Chicago_NP1 public_JJ schools_NN2 ,_, the_AT executive_NN1 director_NN1 of_IO the_AT International_JJ Reading_NN1 Association_NN1 (_( IRA_NP1 )_) ,_, and_CC others_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ culminated_VVD in_II our_APPGE presentation_NN1 in_II Washington_NP1 ,_, DC_NP1 in_II December_NPM1 1970_MC on_II recommendations_NN2 on_II how_RRQ to_TO improve_VVI literacy_NN1 and_CC remediation_NN1 of_IO reading_VVG disabilities_NN2 in_II the_AT nation_NN1 's_GE schools_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 occasion_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT nearest_RRT I_PPIS1 have_VH0 ever_RR come_VVN to_II becoming_VVG a_AT1 producer_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 play_NN1 ._. 
The_AT various_JJ forums_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN asked_VVN to_TO present_VVI their_APPGE findings_NN2 and_CC recommendations_NN2 in_II novel_JJ ways_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 arranged_VVD for_IF a_AT1 then_RT little_RR known_VVN improvisational_JJ theatre_NN1 group_NN1 from_II Cambridge_NP1 ,_, Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, The_AT Proposition_NN1 ,_, to_TO perform_VVI a_AT1 one-act_JJ playlet_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ they_PPHS2 improvised_VVD from_II our_APPGE written_JJ report_NN1 and_CC verbal_JJ suggestions_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hit_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD members_NN2 of_IO the_AT group_NN1 ,_, Judy_NP1 Kahn_NP1 ,_, Jane_NP1 Curtin_NP1 ,_, and_CC Josh_NP1 Mostel_NP1 ,_, went_VVD on_RP to_II performing_VVG careers_NN2 in_II television_NN1 and_CC Broadway_NP1 ._. 
My_APPGE more_RGR significant_JJ early_JJ career_NN1 papers_NN2 from_II my_APPGE Children_NN2 's_GE Hospital_NN1 days_NNT2 were_VBDR the_AT first_MD description_NN1 of_IO acute_JJ confusional_JJ migraine_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 early_JJ clinical_JJ differentiation_NN1 in_II gelastic_JJ epilepsy_NN1 ,_, the_AT paper_NN1 that_CST brought_VVD to_II attention_NN1 what_DDQ was_VBDZ later_JJR to_TO be_VBI called_VVN Landau-Kleffner_NP1 syndrome_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 clinical_JJ paper_NN1 on_II what_DDQ was_VBDZ later_JJR to_TO be_VBI neuraminidase_NN1 type_NN1 1_MC1 deficiency_NN1 ._. 
Working_VVG on_II the_AT Board_NN1 of_IO the_AT ICNA_NN1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 enjoy-able_JJ ,_, professionally_RR enhancing_VVG experience_NN1 (_( see_VV0 Figure_NN1 6_MC )_) ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ first-hand_JJ experience_NN1 of_IO the_AT globalization_NN1 of_IO medicine_NN1 --_NN1 meeting_NN1 child_NN1 neurologists_NN2 from_II the_AT developing_JJ and_CC developed_JJ world_NN1 in_II their_APPGE countries_NN2 ,_, advancing_JJ professional_JJ education_NN1 and_CC training_NN1 ,_, and_CC using_VVG internet_NN1 communications_NN2 technology_NN1 ,_, for_IF information_NN1 transfer_NN1 particularly_RR in_II the_AT developing_JJ world_NN1 ,_, as_CSA in_II the_AT establishment_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 child_NN1 neurology_NN1 knowledge_NN1 environment_NN1 ._. 
By_RR21 far_RR22 ,_, the_AT most_RGT exciting_JJ research_NN1 collaboration_NN1 during_II the_AT Jeddah_NN1 years_NNT2 was_VBDZ with_IW Christopher_NP1 Walsh_NP1 's_GE neurogenetics_NN1 research_NN1 team_NN1 and_CC lab_NN1 at_II Harvard_NP1 Medical_JJ School_NN1 ._. 
The_AT main_JJ project_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT search_NN1 for_IF autism_NN1 susceptibility_NN1 genes_NN2 ,_, through_II Chris_NP1 's_GE NIH-funded_JJ research_NN1 grant_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO take_VVI a_AT1 different_JJ approach_NN1 than_CSN most_DAT researchers_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR doing_VDG whole_JJ genome_NN1 scans_NN2 in_II families_NN2 in_II North_ND1 America_NP1 and_CC Europe_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 reasoned_VVD that_CST with_IW the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO population_NN1 in_II the_AT Middle_JJ East_ND1 --_JJ consanguineous_JJ parents_NN2 ,_, large_JJ families_NN2 ,_, many_DA2 with_IW more_DAR than_CSN 1_MC1 affected_JJ child_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT chances_NN2 of_IO finding_VVG such_DA genes_NN2 in_II a_AT1 population_NN1 was_VBDZ much_RR greater_JJR ,_, using_VVG homozygosity_NN1 mapping_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT genetics_NN1 of_IO autism_NN1 is_VBZ complex_JJ and_CC non-Mendelian_JJ ._. 
Soher_VV0 Balkhy_NP1 ,_, developmental_JJ pediatrician_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 essentially_RR were_VBDR case-finders_NN2 ,_, participating_VVG the_AT way_NN1 clinicians_NN2 can_VM do_VDI in_II genetic_JJ studies_NN2 ,_, by_II making_VVG sure_JJ the_AT phenotypes_NN2 were_VBDR tight_RR ._. 
The_AT results_NN2 have_VH0 recently_RR been_VBN published_VVN ._. 
Other_JJ more_RGR traditional_JJ studies_NN2 involved_VVD finding_VVG mutated_JJ genes_NN2 in_II congenital_JJ brain_NN1 malformations_NN2 and_CC microcephaly_NN1 vera_NN1 ,_, working_VVG with_IW Ganesh_NP1 Mochida_NP1 from_II Chris_NP1 's_GE lab_NN1 and_CC MGH_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Jeddah_NN1 years_NNT2 ended_VVN with_IW me_PPIO1 reluctantly_RR assuming_VVG administrative_JJ duties_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX seek_VVI or_CC relish_NN1 ,_, but_CCB despite_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 learned_VVD things_NN2 I_PPIS1 otherwise_RR would_VM not_XX have_VHI ._. 
I_PPIS1 wound_VVD up_RP chairing_VVG the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Pediatrics_NN1 (_( see_VV0 Figure_NN1 7_MC )_) for_IF 2_MC years_NNT2 ,_, and_CC the_AT Research_NN1 Center_NN1 for_IF about_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
My_APPGE task_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN especially_RR difficult_JJ ,_, because_CS ,_, it_PPH1 turns_VVZ out_RP ironically_RR ,_, as_CSA with_IW the_AT restrictions_NN2 of_IO managed_JJ care_NN1 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD escaped_VVN ,_, the_AT hospital_NN1 was_VBDZ facing_VVG financial_JJ shortfalls_NN2 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO do_VDI more_RRR with_IW less_DAR ._. 
Oh_UH beautiful_JJ for_IF spacious_JJ skies_NN2 for_IF amber_JJ waves_NN2 of_IO grain_NN1 for_IF purple_JJ mountains_NN2 majesties_NN2 above_II the_AT fruited_JJ plain_JJ --_NN1 Katherine_NP1 Lee_NP1 Bates_NP1 North_ND1 Falmouth_NP1 on_II Cape_NP1 Cod_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN our_APPGE safe_JJ harbor_NN1 since_II 1990_MC ,_, a_AT1 refuge_NN1 for_IF the_AT family_NN1 to_TO sit_VVI out_RP Operation_NN1 Desert_NN1 Storm_NN1 ,_, the_AT site_NN1 for_IF the_AT McInnis_NP1 Open_JJ ,_, our_APPGE annual_JJ family_NN1 reunion_NN1 centered_VVD around_RP a_AT1 best-ball_JJ golf_NN1 tournament_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT place_NN1 to_II which_DDQ I_PPIS1 have_VH0 returned_VVN to_TO downshift_VVI into_II a_AT1 country_NN1 doc_NN1 lifestyle_NN1 ,_, doing_VDG part-time_JJ practice_NN1 as_II a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT Neurology_NN1 Department_NN1 ,_, Pediatric_JJ Neurology_NN1 division_NN1 ,_, at_II MGH_NP1 ._. 
My_APPGE improbable_JJ odyssey_NN1 would_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN possible_JJ without_IW the_AT opportunities_NN2 for_IF quality_NN1 education_NN1 in_II superb_JJ institutions_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 fortunate_JJ to_TO have_VHI witnessed_VVN first_MD hand_NN1 ,_, from_II coast_NN1 to_II coast_NN1 ,_, the_AT transformation_NN1 of_IO the_AT Kingdom_NN1 of_IO Saudi_NP1 Arabia_NP1 (_( KSA_NP1 )_) ,_, from_II its_APPGE concentration_NN1 on_II internal_JJ development_NN1 of_IO infrastructure_NN1 during_II the_AT post-oil_JJ boom_NN1 days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT 1970s_MC2 and_CC 1980s_MC2 ,_, to_II its_APPGE assertive_JJ entrance_NN1 into_II the_AT Middle_JJ East_ND1 peace_NN1 process_NN1 with_IW the_AT King_NNB Abdullah_NP1 Peace_NN1 Initiative_NN1 of_IO 2002_MC ,_, subsequently_RR adopted_VVN by_II the_AT Arab_JJ League_NN1 ,_, and_CC welcomed_VVN by_II Israeli_JJ leaders_NN2 during_II the_AT United_JJ Nations_NN2 General_JJ Assembly_NN1 meeting_NN1 ,_, November_NPM1 2008_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 came_VVD to_TO admire_VVI a_AT1 society_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 growing_JJ ,_, educated_JJ middle_JJ class_NN1 that_CST saw_VVD the_AT need_NN1 to_TO modernize_VVI rapidly_RR and_CC become_VVI more_RGR open_JJ ,_, without_IW losing_VVG its_APPGE cultural_JJ and_CC religious_JJ values_NN2 ,_, doing_VDG it_PPH1 in_II fits_NN2 and_CC starts_VVZ ,_, but_CCB nevertheless_RR ,_, progressing_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM forever_RT grateful_JJ to_II my_APPGE colleagues_NN2 in_II Riyadh_NP1 and_CC Jeddah_NP1 ,_, both_RR physicians_NN2 and_CC residents_NN2 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 nurses_NN2 ,_, secretaries_NN2 and_CC other_JJ ancillary_JJ staff_NN too_RG numerous_JJ to_TO mention_VVI ,_, for_IF making_VVG me_PPIO1 feel_NN1 at_II home_NN1 in_II their_APPGE professional_JJ community_NN1 and_CC helping_NN1 establish_VVI pediatric_JJ neurology_NN1 as_II a_AT1 specialty_NN1 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM indebted_JJ to_II the_AT numerous_JJ patients_NN2 and_CC families_NN2 for_IF whom_PNQO I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ fortunate_JJ enough_RR to_TO care_VVI for_IF ,_, who_PNQS reinforced_VVD an_AT1 often_RR underappreciated_JJ fact_NN1 by_II outsiders_NN2 to_II whom_PNQO Saudi_JJ society_NN1 seems_VVZ impervious_JJ ,_, about_II universal_JJ values_NN2 ,_, that_CST the_AT prime_JJ social_JJ unit_NN1 in_II Middle_JJ Eastern_JJ society_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT family_NN1 ,_, nuclear_JJ and_CC extended_VVD ,_, and_CC that_CST children_NN2 are_VBR cherished_VVN ._. 
