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The case histories of 9 autistic children, 8 boys and 1 girl, selected from a total of 96 so diagnosed at The John Hopkins Hospital prior to 1953, are presented in some detail and discussed. These children, first evaluated and given the diagnosis at an age ranging from 2 years and 10 months to 8 years and 1 month, are presently in their 20's and 30's. Their development is traced from acute psychotic infancy until the end of 1971. Having made a sufficient social adjustment, they manage to function as self-dependent individuals, mostly well educated and all gainfully employed. Attention is drawn to differences between this group and other autistic patients, maturational and environmental issues as well as to past and present patterns of behavior and personality structure.
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Kanner, L., Rodriguez, A. & Ashenden, B. How far can autistic children go in matters of social adaptation?. J Autism Dev Disord 2, 9–33 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537624
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537624