How is autism viewed currently, compared to the original assessment in the 1940s?
A) Early research demonstrated that a reduced head size at birth followed by an excessive increase in head size between one to two months and six to fourteen months of age might be common in children with autism; current research does not indicate this.
B) Today, autism is known to be a developmental disorder disability of the brain; in the 1940s, it was blamed on a lack of affectionate and responsive parenting.
C) Today, autism is considered to be due to a lack of affectionate and responsive parenting; in the 1940s, it was thought to be a developmental disability.
D) In the 1940s, the medical origin remained unknown in most cases; now, it is known.

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In the 1940s, autism was often attributed to poor parenting, specifically a lack of affection, whereas today it is understood as a developmental disorder of the brain.

How Is Autism Viewed Currently, Compared to the Original Assessment