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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

DISEASES > NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS > AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS > ASPERGERS SYNDROME

Preferred term

ASPERGERS SYNDROME  

Definition

  • AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS ARE CHARACTERISED BY SOCIAL ISOLATION AND ECCENTRIC BEHAVIOR IN CHILDHOOD. THERE ARE IMPAIRMENTS IN TWO-SIDED SOCIAL INTERACTION AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION. RESTRICTED REPETITIVE AND STEREOTYPED PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR, INTERESTS, AND ACTIVITIES MAY BE PRESENT.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ASPERGER DISORDER
  • ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

History note

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

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URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/c0d09d3f-91b1-46de-85d9-fdd67344dc75

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