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Old 09-08-2004, 01:06 AM
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Originally posted by Rudey
Is this what the guy from the Rainman movie had?

-Rudey
Actually, no. The brother in "Rainman" was autistic. The CDC has a page on autism at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/aic/about/default.htm
Based on reading, I would be inclined to guess that autism is generally a more severe impairment than ADHD. (I'm not a psychologist and I don't play one on TV.)
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