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  • Essay / Autism - 593

    Bankier et al. (1999) stated that M. was in and out of a mental health facility not only as a patient but also as a visitor. It repeats itself in my routine. M was officially detected as having a mild form of autism when he was in his 20s. The psychologist began his observations which took place several months after 1995. He also showed sadness in addition to being hyperactive, which could have been a trait of bipolar disorder formerly known as manic depression (Bankier and al. It could also be that his parents didn't want him to see a speech therapist, which could have prevented him from getting the correct diagnosis. M could also have shown signs of ADHD or attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which would have explained to psychologists why he drank a lot of coffee or caffeinated drinks to make him hyperactive or impulsive (Bankier et al., 1999). Kasari, Chang, and Patterson (2013) stated that "more rigorous testing of children's ability to pretend is needed to determine the place of pretending in ...