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Published Online: 1988, pp. 1–175

The Question of Autism in an Atypical Infant

Charles H. Zeanah, M.D., Sheila Davis, M.S., and Morton Silverman, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.1.135

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Abstract

The evaluation and brief treatment of a less-than-a-year-old girl whose parents were concerned she was autistic is described. We review what is known about the initial symptoms of autism and consider how early it is feasible to make a diagnosis. We outline the domains of cognitive, language, and social development that ought to be monitored given concern about autism and explain how we evaluated these domains in our home-based intervention. Finally, we consider possible explanations for this infant’s recovery from a serious early disturbance in social relatedness.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42 • Number 1 • 1988, pp. 1–175

Pages: 135 - 150

PubMed: 2451437

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Published in print: 1988, pp. 1–175

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Charles H. Zeanah, M.D.^*

Providence, RI

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Sheila Davis, M.S.^†

Providence, RI

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Morton Silverman, Ph.D.^‡

Providence, RI

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University Program in Medicine; Director of the Infant Behavior Clinic, Women and Infants’ Hospital, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905.

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Formerly Speech Therapist, Charles Bradley Program for Early Childhood Disorders, Bradley Hospital, Riverside, RI.

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Program in Medicine; Chief, Charles Bradley Program for Early Childhood Disorders, Bradley Hospital, Riverside, RI.

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The Question of Autism in an Atypical Infant

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