RE: Can children with autism recover? If so, how?

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I am responding late so forgive me if this has already been posted.

I have a copy of this article as a PDF, can someone tell me how to get it to the

group? I can't attach it to my e-mail, is there a way to get it in the files?

Thanks,

Diane

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binstock@...: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:29:13 -0700Subject:

Can children with autism recover? If so, how?

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2008 Dec;18(4):339-66. Epub 2008 Nov 14.Click here to read

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iscoveryPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus>.Department of Psychology, University of

Connecticut, Storrs, CT,06268, USA, molly.helt@... Autism

Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are generally assumed to belifelong, we review evidence

that between 3% and 25% of childrenreportedly lose their ASD diagnosis and enter

the normal range ofcognitive, adaptive and social skills. Predictors of

recoveryinclude relatively high intelligence, receptive language, verbal

andmotor imitation, and motor development, but not overall symptomseverity.

Earlier age of diagnosis and treatment, and a diagnosis ofPervasive

Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified are alsofavorable signs. The

presence of seizures, mental retardation andgenetic syndromes are unfavorable

signs, whereas head growth doesnot predict outcome. Controlled studies that

report the mostrecovery came about after the use of behavioral techniques.

Residualvulnerabilities affect higher-order communication and attention.Tics,

depression and phobias are frequent residual co-morbiditiesafter recovery.

Possible mechanisms of recovery include: normalizinginput by forcing attention

outward or enriching the environment;promoting the reinforcement value of social

stimuli; preventinginterfering behaviors; mass practice of weak skills; reducing

stressand stabilizing arousal. Improving nutrition and sleep quality

isnon-specifically beneficial.PMID: 19009353[Non-text portions of this message

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