This was a question I received from a concerned mom. She believed her son to be a bright child and understood so much. Her only complaint was that he repeated everything. If she said, "*Ben let's go home" he would repeat "go home." She felt he didn't have any real sentences of his own - only words from others that he would repeat. Before contacting me, she did what most of us do when we have a medical concern- turn to GOOGLE! The proper label for her son's repeating of w

When we talk about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) the focus is typically on boys. Autism affects 1 in 68 children, and affects boys four times more often than girls. Despite increased awareness, there continues to be a group that is under looked- GIRLS. Recent studies suggest that girls, especially those that are verbal and of average intellect, are often overlooked and under-diagnosed. Why?? These girls present with different signs. Autism does not manifest in girls in

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