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Peer reviewedMauer, Ralph G.; Damasio, Antonio R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1982
Analysis of the abnormalities present in autistic patients suggests that the manifestations of childhood autism correlate best with the manifestations of dysfunction in the frontal tier of the ring of phylogenetically older cortex and striatum. Emphasis is placed on disorders of motility, communication, and attention and perception. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Autism, Communication Disorders, Etiology
