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I need your expertise, is a autistic person considered to be retarded?
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Poor term: Autism is a disorder of communication ; socialization that may be associated with underperformance on iq tests. On the other hand, almost all kids that were labeled "profoundly retarded" years ago have significant problems with communication ; socialization. Many truly autistic kids have normal or exceptional thinking capacity and far exceed normals in many areas.The label overlap creates confusin.
Answered 12/18/2013
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