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This article details behaviors and clinical findings in a seven-year-old boy with a SCN2A< /em> < /i> genetic change (mutation) . As a gene highly expressed in the brain, mutations in SCN2A< /em> < /i> have been linked to autism, as well as intellectual disability, ataxia, and epilepsy. The individual in this paper exhibited a de novo< /em> < /i> , or new, mutation of the SCN2A< /em> < /i> gene which results in a portion of the gene being deleted. Over a period of four years, researchers noted that the child exhibited distinct facial features, social and language impairments, and motor delays. He was clinically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) . Of interest, he was not found to have any history of seizures (although late onset cannot be ruled out) . While the boy s specific mutation is not currently linked to autism, this study, as well as future research, may suggest that it may be a contributing factor. < /p>