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Few disorders seem more confusing than autism. Common stereotypes — of a severely withdrawn, mute child with ceaselessly repetitive activities and an averted gaze or a freakish-looking, inept, mathematical prodigy — do not accurately reflect the broad spectrum of autism. Far from being emotionally ill but otherwise normal, persons with autism are now considered to have one of a group of developmental disorders of brain function that have such a broad range of behavioral consequences and severity that they are referred to, collectively, as pervasive developmental disorder (often called PDD) in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Symptoms of Autism

Behavior

Communication

Play

Attention and Activities

Cognition

Sensorimotor Symptoms

Epilepsy and Autistic Regression

Prevalence

Causes

The Neurologic Basis of Autism

Course and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Intervention

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From the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Rose F. Kennedy Center for Research in Mental Retardation and Human Development, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

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