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Article: The Sometimes Son.(fever may temporarily cure autism)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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I don't think Kevin's mother and father ever experienced any of the joys of parenthood. Their son didn't like to be held when he was an infant, and his first developmental milestone was violently banging his head against the side of his crib.
Then, around the age of three, Kevin retreated into his own private world and ignored everyone around him. If anyone tried to speak to him, he covered his ears with his hands and ran away. The social isolation, sensory and speech problems, and self-injurious behavior were more than enough to label Kevin autistic.
Kevin and his parents had been coming to my Saturday clinic for three months. Behavioral interventions ...