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Overview, Incidence and Prevalence, Causes and Risk Factors

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:52 am


Overview

Autism, also called infantile autism or autistic disorder, is a lifelong disorder that causes abnormal neurological development. It is one of five pervasive development disorders (PDDs) that also include Asperger's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett disorder, and pervasive development disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Autism is usually diagnosed by the age of 3.

Autism causes impaired social interaction, communication difficulties, and restricted or re...Read the full article

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