Autism spectrum disorders

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)