Mr. and Mrs. B have brought their child into the pediatrician with statements that their toddler is not the same as their other child was at this age. Mrs. B states that he does not want to be cuddled and prefers to spend hours in a rocking chair just rocking back and forth. Discuss the impending diagnosis of autism for this child and what the long- and short-term ramifications will be for this family.

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