Cognitive skills in children with autism vary and improve, study finds

People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are thought to have a specific profile of cognitive strengths and weaknesses - difficulties appreciating others' thoughts and feelings, problems regulating and controlling their behaviour, and an enhanced ability to perceive details - but few studies have tracked children's cognitive skills over time. Now new longitudinal research provides clues that can inform our understanding of ASD...

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