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The experience of infantile autism: A first-person account by Tony W.

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Abstract

A first-person account of the experience of autism is presented by a 22-year-old man who was first evaluated at the Yale Child Study Center at 26 months of age. His history and current status are reviewed. Factors related to outcome and diagnostic issues are discussed. Such accounts may be helpful in guiding research.

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  1. Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 3333, 06510, New Haven, Connecticut

    Fred R. Volkmar & Donald J. Cohen

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This paper is from the Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, where Dr. Volkmar is an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar, and Dr. Cohen is director, and professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychology. The work was supported in part by the William T. Grant Foundation, NIMH Grant No. MH00418 (FV), NICHD Grant HD-03008, MHCRC Grant 30929, and Mr. Leonard G. Berger.

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Volkmar, F.R., Cohen, D.J. The experience of infantile autism: A first-person account by Tony W.. J Autism Dev Disord 15, 47–54 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01837898

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