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Some Children Never Walk or Talk; Early Intervention Is Critical

In 1988, Katie Castillo was born with the cord around her neck, so when she uttered her first cry -- a high-pitched, catlike shriek -- the girl's mother thought her baby's larynx had been bruised. As a first-time mother who'd had a normal pregnancy, Laura Castillo of Lakewood, Calif., never suspected anything more serious. "When she cried, I mentioned, 'She sounds just like a kitten,'" she told ABCNews.com. "She meowed and it wasn't a very strong cry." Nurses wrote down Castillo's comments,... Full Story
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