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Attention Deficits in Autism

SFARI Workshop

Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

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Overview

Children with autism often have behaviors that suggest problems with attention. It is unclear whether this attention deficit causes the other symptoms of autism or is a consequence of the disorder. On February 4, 2011, the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) hosted a workshop to discuss the nature of differences in attention in people with autism.

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