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Autism is a syndrome that is behaviorally defined. These characteristic symptoms may be manifestations of a specific disease that results in dysfunctions of the central nervous system. When a physician identifies an infant or young child as being autistic, he or she attempts to define an etiology.
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Taft, L.T. (1993). Medical Syndromes in Young Autistic Children. In: Schopler, E., van Bourgondien, M.E., Bristol, M.M. (eds) Preschool Issues in Autism. Current Issues in Autism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2441-4_8
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