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infantile autism
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | infantile autism - a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits; "there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"autism - (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people |
infantile autism
infantile autism[′in·fən‚tīl ′ȯ‚tiz·əm] (psychology) A disorder of children characterized by extreme withdrawal and introspection without regard for reality. infantile autism
autism [aw´tizm] autistic disorder. adj., adj autis´tic.infantile autism autistic disorder.in·fan·tile au·tisma severe emotional disturbance of childhood characterized by qualitative impairment in reciprocal social interaction and in communication, language, and social development. Synonym(s): childhood schizophrenia, early infantile autism, Kanner syndromein·fan·tile au·tism (in'făn-tīl aw'tizm) A severe emotional disturbance of childhood characterized by qualitative impairment in reciprocal social interaction and in communication, language, and social development.
Synonym(s): Kanner syndrome. Kanner, Leo, Austrian psychiatrist in U.S., 1894-1991. Kanner syndrome - a severe emotional disturbance of childhood. Synonym(s): infantile autismPatient discussion about infantile autismQ. What is childhood autism exactly? A. i'm sorry to say but probably not..it's a pretty severe diagnosis. but i'm no expert on the subject and not a prophet. about what it means later in life- this should be fronted to a professional.
god bless. Q. what is the definition of Autism? how would i know if one is autistic and the other one is not , or has only minor disorder ? A. Autism is a brain development disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before a child is three years old. This set of signs distinguishes autism from milder autism spectrum disorders (ASD) such as pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Diagnosis should be made if suspected, by a specialits in child psychiatry or child developement. Q. What is the definition of Autism? A. Autism is defined by symptoms from each of the following three categories: qualitative impairment in social interaction, impairment in communication, and restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior or interests.
By definition, the onset of autistic disorder is before the age of 3 years, although in some cases, it is not recognized until a child is much older.
You may read more here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html
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