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Children with autism don't adapt as readily to unfamiliar faces
08-30-2007 · EurekAlert!When it comes to recognizing faces, children with autism aren't as readily adaptable as are normal kids, according to a study reported online in Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press, on Aug. 30, 2007. That's despite the fact that kids with autism can identify similarities among related faces just as well as other children, the researchers found.
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