Autism spectrum disorders
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Autism spectrum disorders
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008009581
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2008009581#concept
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Variants
- ASCs (Autism spectrum conditions)
- ASDs (Autism spectrum disorders)
- Autism spectrum conditions
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Child development disorders, Pervasive
- PDDs (Pervasive developmental disorders)
- Pervasive child development disorders
- Pervasive development disorders
- Pervasive developmental disorders
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Sources
- found: Work cat.: Sterlin, L. The role of face familiarity on gaze fixation in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, 2007.
- found: Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2007 (Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), also called: autism spectrum conditions (ASC) or the autism spectrum; with the word autistic sometimes replacing autism, are a spectrum of psychological conditions characterized by widespread abnormalities of social interactions and communication, as well as severely restricted interests and highly repetitive behavior; Autism is one of the five autism spectrum disorders)
- found: MESH browser, Dec. 3, 2008 (Child Development Disorders, Pervasive. UF Pervasive Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Development Disorders; MeSH Tree Structures underneath Child Development Disorders, Pervasive: Asperger Syndrome; Autistic Disorder; Rett Syndrome; Schizophrenia, Childhood)
- found: National Institute of Mental Health WWW site, Jan. 16, 2009 (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), also known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs); cause severe and pervasive impairment in thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others; these disorders are usually first diagnosed in early childhood and range from a severe form, called autistic disorder, through pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), to a much milder form, Asperger syndrome; they also include two rare disorders, Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder)
Change Notes
- 2008-12-05: new
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