So, suppose I have a theory that the reason why some children have autism, a profound developmental disorder, is because their mothers don't love them enough.

假设我提出了一个理论,阐述了儿童之所以患有自闭症，一种严重的发展障碍，是因为孩子缺乏母爱。

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so we are actually trying to develop a compound to treat a very severe form of autism,

我们想研究出某种能够治疗一种非常严重的自闭症的复合药物，

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But it also extends to people who want to teach young children and babies and also want to help populations like the severely autistic or the severely retarded.

人们还采用这个方法来教育婴幼儿,帮助那些患有诸如严重自闭症,和重度智障等病症的个体。

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because his son suffers from autism.

因为他儿子患有自闭症。

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