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Post-Institutional Autistic Syndrome in Romanian Adoptees
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Hoksbergen, Rene; ter Laak, Jan; Rijk, Kathinka; van Dijkum, Cor; Stoutjesdijk, Felicia – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
Romanian adoptees have a background of severe neglect. International research has shown that this can give rise to symptoms of autistic behavior. Rutter "et al." (1999, "Journal of Child Psychology Psychiatry," 40 (4), 537-549.) refers to "quasi-autistic patterns", and Federici (1998, "Help for the hopeless…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Neglect, Children, Behavior Problems