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There are several common behaviors in people with autism and anxiety, such as specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, separation anxiety and severe distress about changes to one’s routine or environment. “In [neurotypical] children, the amygdala continues to grow into adulthood,” said Dilip Karnik, M.D., pediatric neurologist at Child Neurology Consultants of Austin, part of the Mednax® family. “But in children [on the spectrum], it grows faster in the early period — until around 12 years old — and then slows down. Sometimes, it may even shrink. These areas play a significant part in the behaviors of children [on the spectrum], especially anxiety.”
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