Autism is a severe disorder of brain function. It is marked by problems with social contact, intelligence, and use of language. People who suffer from autism usually exhibit behaviors that are repeated over and over again in very standard patterns....

Autism A mental disorder that is characterized by repetitive behavior and a seriously impaired ability to communicate and interact with others. Childhood autism (sometimes called pervasive developmental disorder) is characterized by a profound...

Autism is a severe disorder of brain function marked by problems with social contact, intelligence, and language, together with ritualistic or compulsive behavior and bizarre responses to the environment. Autism is a lifelong disorder that interferes...

A developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social, imaginative and communicative functions, with restricted repetitive interests and activities. Qualitative impairments are evident by age three, although diagnosis often occurs much later....

Autism is a developmental disability caused by a neurological disorder which interferes with normal brain functioning. It is the third most common developmental disability, more common than Down's syndrome, and becomes obvious from birth to the age of...

Term in child and adolescent psychiatry for a syndrome characterized by severe disorders in social behavior, abnormal development of communicative abilities, pronounced rituals and stereotypic behavior. and abnormal reactions to sensory stimuli....

Neurobiological disorder that affects physical, social, and language skills. First described by Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger in the 1940s, the syndrome usually appears before 212 years of age. Autistic infants appear indifferent or averse to affection...

Autistic children appear to be unable or unwilling to communicate with other individuals, including their own parents. Even if such children are of average or above-average intelligence, they are likely to be educationally retarded; in the past they...

Mental introversion in which thinking is governed by personal needs and the world is perceived in terms of wishes rather than reality; extreme preoccupation with one’s own thoughts and...

Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before a child is three years old. This set of signs distinguishes autism from milder autism spectrum...