Almost as tall as Manning, he was bulkier, clumsy in his movements, slow of speech.

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Karen Siff Exkorn said her son Jake, who was diagnosed with a "classic case" of autism at 2 years old, made slow but steady progress with a combination of 40 hours a week of behavioral treatment, as well as speech and occupational therapy.

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