Autism is a general【76】te______for a group of brain disorders that limit the development of social and communication skills, which【77】med______professionals call autism spectrum disorders. Experts say autism is permanent and cannot be cured. But there are ways to treat it that they say can【78】re______the severity, and the academy says the earlier treatment begins, the【79】be______ the results. The medical group released two reports Monday with detailed information to help doctors【80】id______autism. Chris Johnson at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio was one of the authors, who says doctors should look for signs of autism when they【81】exa______babies at eighteen months and twenty-four months. Doctors traditionally【82】con______the possibility of autism only if a child shows delayed 【83】sp______ or unusually repetitive behaviors. These may be clear signs of it, but they usually do not appear until a child is two or three years old. Parents could answer a list of written questions about their baby, and then the doctor could 【84】per______tests as simple as observing the baby’s ability to follow a moving object with its eyes. Experts say failing to watch a moving object may be a sign of autism. Doctors and parents can also look for behaviors that are normal in babies under one year of age. For example, does the baby appear to【85】re______to a parent’s voice? Does the baby make eye contact? Does the baby wave or point at things? (41)