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The data were collected by reviewing the participants\u2019 files and through examinations.<jats:italic>Results.<\/jats:italic>All of the children were placed at regular psychiatric follow-ups. The mean age at referral was 2.39\u00b10.75 years, whereas the mean age at the time of optimal outcome reported was<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">5.11<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">1.95<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>years. Two of the children were in early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI), and the rest were in a comprehensive naturalistic behavioral program. 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