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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

DISEASES > NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS > AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Preferred term

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS  

Definition

  • A DISORDER BEGINNING IN CHILDHOOD. IT IS CHARACTERISED BY THE PRESENCE OF MARKEDLY ABNORMAL OR IMPAIRED DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION AND A MARKEDLY RESTRICTED REPERTOIRE OF ACTIVITY AND INTEREST. MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DISORDER VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL AND CHRONOLOGICAL AGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

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Entry terms

  • ASD
  • AUTISM
  • AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS
  • PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS
  • QUASI AUTISM

History note

  • TERM CREATED SEPTEMBER 2012. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'MENTAL DISORDERS' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

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Definition source

  • DSM-IV

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/91a1405a-e5b2-4b52-9048-30fe40f65668

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