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In this article the problem of diagnosis of autism is raised. Diagnoses of autism are often mistakenly set for children with developmental delays, suffering from systemic disorders of speech and secondary autistic behavioral manifestations arising from the early damage of the central nervous system. Examples of the application of techniques of neuropsychological correction of a child with autism spectrum disorders are provided. Neuropsychological data provided led to the conclusion that the diagnosis of autism needed to be clarified. After a course of rehabilitative training a positive trend in mental functioning of a child was discovered. After the second diagnostics it was concluded that the child had secondary autistic traits associated with the delayed language development and general executive functions, which needed to be corrected through the development of mental functions. The article highlights the importance and possibilities of neuropsychology in the differential diagnosis of mental functioning in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.