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THE MORNING CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1982 BUTCHER SHOP Diet pill may help treat autism Fresh Meats Make Outdoor Meals A Delightful Treat not show or tolerate affection, flapped his hands often, whirled, walked on his toes, banged his head, stared, attended to details and lacked appropriate play behavior." Objective tests showed the boys' behavior improved as much as their IQs, and the change was obvious to anyone who saw them. "They just seemed to be more like ordinary kids," Geller said. "They're aware of people around them and they respond to people. A lot of the-pathological behaviors that we mentioned tapered off and even disappeared at times." The doctors say they have worked with more than 100 autistic youngsters, and had never before seen such improvement. After the treatment was stopped, the boys' behavior slowly returned to the way it had been.

"Although the population sample is obviously very small," they wrote, "the consistency of the results, the lack of any spontaneous improvement before the drug was administered and the unchanged status of the untreated twin all lead us to suggest that the beneficial changes were due to fenfluramine administration." 1 The intelligence quotients (IQs) of two boys were shown to rise substantially, and one youngster's intelligence scores nearly doubled, although they were still somewhat below normal. Before the boys took the medicine, they were severely affected by their disorder. The doctors said one boy, a 3-year-old, "lacked spontaneous speech, did not use eye contact, did Indulge In Fresh Ground Veal Patties Extra Lean, Extra Tender London Broil BOSTON AP) Doctors have found that a kind of diet pill may strikingly improve the intelligence and relieve the self-isolation of young victims of autism, a baffling mental illness that strikes children. Autistic children avoid contact with other people and often cannot talk. They seem to live in a dream world and may be fascinated with mechanical gadgets and memorizing poems and songs.

Although doctors may use drugs to relieve specific symptoms such as screaming fits or hyperactivity there is no general treatment for autism. The condition occurs in about five of every 10,000 babies and may be noticeable from birth. Its cause is unknown, and the prognosis for normal development is generally poor for those severely afflicted. Now doctors have found that fenfluramine, a prescription medicine used to control appetite, shows promise in relieving the worst effects of autism. The researchers caution that much more work must be done, but they say they are "greatly encouraged by the clear-cut effects of this drug" in easing symptoms of the disorder.

The medicine seems to relieve the oversupply of a brain chemical that occurs in as many as 40 percent of all autistic children. More research is needed before doctors can estimate how many youngsters might be helped by the drug. The study was directed by Dr. Edward Geller and associates at the UCLA Center for Health Sciences and the Veterans Administration Brentwood Medical Center in Los Angeles. It was published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

The doctors tested the drug on three autistic boys, two age 3 and one age 5. One victim had a twin brother who was also autistic but did not receive the treatment. Initial research involved one 3-year-old. His behavior showed improvement while he took the drug for two weeks, and doctors did more extensive testing on the two other boys. The two boys took the drug for about three months.

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