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On the recordAugust 4, 2009
A lot of times, kids with autism, they don't act up or anything when they're in the doctor's office, but then, when you get home, they do.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin points out the difference in behavior of autistic children in clinical settings versus home.

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