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Peer reviewedSzatmari, P.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The follow-up study of 16 nonretarded autistic children as adults found that, though most were functioning poorly in terms of occupational-social outcome and psychiatric symptoms, four had essentially recovered. Severity of early autistic behavior was a poor predictor of outcome, but neuropsychologic measures of nonverbal problem solving were…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Children, Emotional Adjustment
