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PULSECLINICAL: AUTISTIC SPECTRUM CONDITIONS.

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Autism researcher Professor Simon Baron-Cohen answers GP Dr Mandy Fry's questions on screening, treatment and the prognosis in autism

1 When should GPs suspect an autistic spectrum condition? How can these children be distinguished from `variations of normal'? Are there screening instruments available?

If a parent reports that their child is not talking by two years old, is not pointing at objects to share interest, is not looking up at other people's faces, is trying to impose strict order on their world by lining things up or throwing a tantrum if things are moved, and is rocking back and forth in repetitive movements, albeit in a self- soothing way, ...

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