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RESEARCH

Study Raises Concern

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By Enersen / King 5 News. is.gd/1Ex8x

Arthur will go up to his bedroom and put all

the books on the floor and flip through each page one by one.

For this 9-year-old boy with autism, the

fascination isn't the story, but the turning.

" He would go an hour, two hours,

sometimes three hours, " said his mom, Katrina.

His repetitive behaviors are a hallmark of

autism. They soothe him. But they interfere with learning.

" His ability to focus, follow directions,

make eye contact, have conversations with people, make his needs known, are

crucial right now, " said Katrina.

Interrupting his repetitive behaviors has

severe consequences.

" He can have a tantrum for hours, kick

and scream and rage, " said Katrina.

Even with intensive interventions Arthur was

losing ground.

So his parents did what a third of families of

these children do. They started him on an antidepressant from the class of

drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Arthur's repetitive behaviors are the hallmark

of autism.

The drugs cut repetitive behaviors in

obsessive compulsive disorder. But it worries Katrina.

" A lot of these medications are not

researched for the disorder of autism, " she said.

Now a national study of Celexa, an SSRI from

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