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Peer reviewedGoodman, Robert – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
Consideration of underlying neurological and psychological deficits suggests that the autistic syndrome results from the coexistence of at least two distinct constellations of functional impairments: deficits in mechanical language skills, as in the developmental dysphasias; and deficits in social relatedness, play, and nonverbal communication, as…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Etiology, Handicap Identification
