Fighting Disease With DNA

Doctors can use your genes to detect the best treatment for your body.

ByABC News
January 8, 2009, 1:11 AM

Aug. 22, 2007 — -- By the time Jacob Flood turned 2, his mother, Marla Flood, knew something about him was different.

"It was pretty much said, you know, 'He's splitting off. He's splintering off, developmentally," Flood said. "'I think he has autism.' And, of course, mom didn't take that very well."