Case study: deterioration, autism, and recovery in two siblings.
Two siblings whose functioning deteriorated in the second year of life met criteria for autism. They recovered after a form of behavior modification that was successful in a previous study. Follow-up of that study and of the siblings demonstrated that recovery was enduring. It is hypothesized that such therapy succeeds by modifying a still-plastic neural circuitry.
Perry
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Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
Cohen
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DeCarlo
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D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior