The Autistic Mind: New Studies Show Spectrum Of Gene Variants
Tuesday, Jul. 26th 2011 6:40 AM
Different people with autism can have very different symptoms. Health care providers think of autism as a “spectrum” disorder (ASD), a group of disorders with similar features. One person may have mild symptoms, while another may have serious symptoms. But they both have an autism spectrum disorder.
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