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Description and Symptoms of Autism
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Tags: Autism, Asperger syndrome, Autism spectrum disorders, communication disorders, Rett syndrome, Rett disorder, fragile X syndrome, congenital rubella syndrome, cytomegalovirus, CMV, toxoplasmosis, bacterial meningitis
Autism is a developmental disorder that is characterized by impaired development in communication, social interaction, and behavior.
Autism is classified as a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), which is part of a broad spectrum of developmental disorders affecting young children and adults--the Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
The range of these disorders varies from severely impaired individuals with autism to other individuals who have abnormalities of social interaction but normal intelligence--Asperger's syndrome.
In the past, autism has been confused with childhood schizophrenia or childhood psychosis.
| | Impaired reciprocal social interaction - Examples include the following: |
| | Poor use of body language and nonverbal communication, such as eye contact, facial expressions, and gestures |
| | Lack of awareness of feelings of others and the expression of emotions, such as pleasure (laughing) or distress (crying), for reasons not apparent to others |
| | Remaining aloof, preferring to be alone |
| | Difficulty interacting with other people and failure to make peer friendships |
| | May not want to cuddle or be cuddled |
| | Lack of or abnormal social play |
| | Not responding to verbal cues (acting as if deaf) |
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