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Peer reviewedAnderson, Lowell T.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The double-blind and placebo controlled study with 45 autistic children (ages 2-7) found that the drug, haloperidol, showed powerful therapeutic effects in reducing behavioral symptoms when administered for 4 weeks at doses raging from 0.25 to 4.0 milligrams/day. Learning effects were not found. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Discrimination Learning, Drug Therapy
