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Diagnosis of autism. The diagnosis of autism is based on a person's reported and directly observed behavior. [ 1] There are no known biomarkers for autism spectrum conditions that allow for a conclusive diagnosis. [ 2] In most cases, diagnostic criteria codified in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD ...
Classic autism. Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, (early) infantile autism, infantile psychosis, Kanner's autism, Kanner's syndrome, or (formerly) just autism, is a neurodevelopmental condition first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. It is characterized by atypical and impaired development in social interaction ...
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom [3]) and formerly mental retardation (in the United States [4]), [5] [6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
One in 100 people (1%) worldwide [ 9] Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder[ a] ( ASD) or autism spectrum condition ( ASC ), [ 10] is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in ...
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (DSM-IV 315.32) [ 1] is a communication disorder in which both the receptive and expressive areas of communication may be affected in any degree, from mild to severe. [ 2] Children with this disorder have difficulty understanding words and sentences. This impairment is classified by deficiencies in ...
The ICD-10 Clinical Modification ( ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [ 1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization. In 2015, ICD-10-CM replaced ICD-9-CM as the federally ...
Holly Madison recently learned that she is on the autism spectrum. “I’ve been suspicious of it for a while because my mom told me that she was always suspicious that that was a thing ...
The history of autism spans over a century; [ 1] autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of human neurodiversity. [ 2] The understanding of autism has been shaped by cultural, scientific, and societal factors, and its perception and treatment change over time as scientific ...