Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Expert panel dispels the many myths of Autism

Medical Condition News
Published: Tuesday, 21-Feb-2006

A panel of autism experts at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, have presented reports which comment on the assumptions about the developmental disability.

The experts, a psychologist, an epidemiologist, a psychiatrist and a physician, say that people with autism are more intelligent and able to function better than previously believed, but mistrust of doctors, biased tests and the Internet have meant myths abound regarding the condition.

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