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Being Taken off "The Spectrum"
B.P.
asks from New York
Is it possible to be diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum as a young child and them responding to therapy so well that later you are no longer on the spectrum? ...
ANSWERS
See all- YES! It is actually very common. There was a recent study on this, and though there was a concern about the methodology that was used, a large percentage of parents ...
- The study I read on this is that somewhere between 10-20 percent of children diagnosed as being on the spectrum can get off the spectrum by doing behavior therapy alo...
- Very interesting question! It is possible that kids with mild symptoms can learn coping skills such that they pass as typical and many people function very well as ad...
