The headlines read "New study suggests autism can be outgrown", or
"outgrowing autism: a doctor’s surprise and wonder." The stories are
based on studies reporting that 7-9% of children with a documented early
autistic syndrome disorder (ASD) have no symptoms of the disorder on
follow-up later in childhood or adolescence. That is good news. The
question is how to account for it.
Is it possible to simply "outgrow" autism? Was the initial diagnosis
wrong? Did some interventions work? Or might there be other
explanations for this welcome news?
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