Every person with autism has their own unique personality and combination of characteristics. ... Because many of the behaviors associated with autism are shared by other disorders, various tests may be ordered to rule out or identify other possible causes of the symptoms being exhibited. ... Secretin is sometimes given by vein to children with serious intestinal problems as a diagnostic test. In 1998, three autistic children who were being tested with secretin to evaluate intestinal disorders were observed to have had dramatic reductions in their autistic symptoms by starting to talk, bein...

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Autistic children take time to become independent in every day activities, tried and tested methods may not always work on individual children, so this is an objective summary of the main doctrine. 1. ... The child doesn't develop an independent personality and can have a serious fear of separation. ...

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