|
|
Article: Antidepressants May Prove Effective.(with autistic children)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Many autistic children may suffer from a genetically linked depression that is treatable with antidepressants such as Prozac (fluoxetine). According to Robert DeLong, a pediatric neurologist at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., about two-thirds of youngsters with the most common form of infantile autism actually have a treatable, genetically linked, early-onset form of severe depression.
Children with autism appear to be prisoners of their own minds because they are unable to learn the language or social skills necessary to get along in the world. The condition is a spectrum of disorders with similar symptoms. Those who develop autism, usually in the ...