Autism
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Autism
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85010038
- info:lc/authorities/sh85010038
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85010038#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Autistic disorder
Broader Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: MESH (Autistic disorder x Autism, Infantile)
- found: WebMD, Dec. 3, 2008 (three forms of autism spectrum disorder and two rare severe autistic-like conditions: Asperger's syndrome; pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS); autistic disorder; Rett syndrome; childhood disintegrative disorder; autistic disorder: children who meet more rigid criteria for diagnosis of autism have autistic disorder)
- found: National Institutes of Mental Health WWW site, Dec. 5, 2008 (the pervasive developmental disorders, or autism spectrum disorders, range from a severe form, called autistic disorder, to a milder form, Asperger syndrome; if a child has systoms of either of these disorders, but does not meet the specific criteria for either, the diagnosis is called pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS))
- found: ME SH browser, Dec. 3, 2008 (Autistic disorder; UF: Autism: Autism, Early infantile; Autism, Infantile; Kanner's Syndrome)
LC Classification
- RC553.A88
Change Notes
- 2003-12-01: new
- 2009-03-10: revised
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