However, Christopher's level of intellect in this situation, to run away from home and find someone's house in London, made it seem unrealistic that he was autistic. 0For years, experts have studied the effects of autism on cognitive abilities using different tests such as the Sally-Anne paradigm and Block Design test (Douglas 30). ... The paradigms, which are normally used to test the cognitive abilities of individuals who may be challenged with autism, seem as though they would be easy for Christopher to pass if he were given the opportunity to attempt them. ... But other studies...

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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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