The Syndrome of Autism: The Problem of Diagnosis in Research

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The purpose of this paper is to delineate problems common to all research in the Field of autism and thus, provide a background against which to evaluate the research presented in this special issue of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. In order to accomplish this, two problems — lack of objective diagnostic specificity and heterogeneity of research poplations — are reviewed and discussed in terms of their implications for basic behavorial and biological research. Finally, a research project aimed at mitigating these problems is briefly discussed.

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