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The development of infantile autism1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter
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Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Sysnopsis

An account is given of how research over the last 30 years has led to progress in the delineation of the mechanisms involved in the genesis of the behaviour covered by the term ‘infantile autism’. The validity, nature, and basis of the syndrome are discussed with reference to treatment.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 1974 , pp. 147 - 163
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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