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Q What is Asperger’s Syndrome?
A “Children, mostly boys, who had horrible social vulnerabilities, but good verbal...
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Q Where will the breakthroughs come in treating Autism?
A “As we understand more about basically closing the loops … from genes to brain and...
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Q With regard to your research finding of an epigenetic signature of autism, can you tell me what this means for early diagnosis and treatment?
A Presently, our findings have no implications yet for early diagnosis and treatment....
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Q My 10-year-old daughter is showing signs of anxiety. Can this become a full-blown anxiety disorder?
A If the anxiety is within what is generally expected when a child is under stress,...
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Q How can a doctor or counselor help me feel less afraid or tense?
A Many people are troubled by thoughts and feelings that they do not feel comfortable...
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Q In your time on the Scientific Council, what is the most promising area of brain and behavior research you’ve seen?
A Two areas appear most promising. One is that great progress has been made in...
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Q What are the best treatments for OCD?
A “There are two powerful treatments for OCD – one is medication and the other is...
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Q What kind of research is being done on OCD?
A “There is great interest in OCD these days … in really understanding how to improve...
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Q Is OCD Preventable?
A “My urge … go get help when the symptoms are just starting ... get treatment early...
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Q What Causes OCD?
A “The simple answer is that we don’t know what causes OCD … We have a lot of clues …...
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