ABSTRACT
Genetically Determined Static Encephalopathy ............................ 345 18.1.2 Emerging Understanding of Active Persistent Pathophysiology .....346 18.1.3 Does Active, Ongoing Pathophysiology Actively Impact
Functions Central to ASD? ............................................................ 347 18.1.4 Evidence for the Potential for Plasticity and Its Pertinence ........... 349 18.1.5 Rethinking Basic Assumptions ...................................................... 350
18.2 Interrogation of Earlier Assumptions and Prior Findings from Newer Vantage Point .............................................................................................. 352 18.2.1 Is Autism Purely a Developmental Disorder?
