Autism Spectrum Disorder Definition

noun
A neurodevelopmental disorder starting in early childhood, characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, with symptoms varying from mild to severe.
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(psychology, pathology) A disorder involving any of a range of psychological conditions, all characterized by abnormal social interaction and communication, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour, and eccentricity.

Asperger's is an autism spectrum disorder.
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Singular:
autism spectrum disorder
Plural:
autism-spectrum-disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorder Sentence Examples

  • Children whose primary difficulty involves receptive language are more likely to have developmental cognitive disability or autism spectrum disorder.

  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is another autism spectrum disorder that will no longer carry an official separate diagnosis in the DSM-V.

  • Another autism spectrum disorder that will not carry a separate diagnosis in the DSM-V, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) is characterized by a loss of communication and social skills between the ages of two and four years.

  • This disorder has much in common with regressive autism, and it will be classified as a general autism spectrum disorder.

  • However, the odds your child will be diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorder despite the recent explosion in autism cases is low.

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