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infantile autism |
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infantile autism [′in·fən‚tīl ′ȯ‚tiz·əm] (psychology) A disorder of children characterized by extreme withdrawal and introspection without regard for reality. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His 1964 book, Infantile Autism, won the Century Prize and is credited with compelling psychiatry to recognize that autism is caused by biology not bad parenting. Bobbie's nine-year-old daughter, Allana, has infantile autism, the most severe form of this developmental brain disorder. As director of the Orthogenic School, the home for emotionally troubled children at the University of Chicago, and as the author of books like ``Love Is Not Enough'' and ``Truants From Life,'' he had secured his reputation as an expert on child psychology in general and on the condition known as infantile autism in particular. |
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