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Most developmental disorders are diagnosed on the basis of behavior alone.  However, they originate in the brain – why not use brain imaging to try to confirm diagnoses?  Up to 50% of children dealing with what seems to be autism, may actually be dealing with a particular type of brain seizures.  Knowing that means that we can treat those seizures effectively, and a previously pervasive developmental disorder becomes something that is significantly less chronic.