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Categories: Communication disorders, Autism, Neurological disorders in children, Autism spectrum disorders, All articles lacking reliable references
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autism  adult autism  Austism  Authism  Authistic
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(psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people WordNet 3.0
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(psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Kanner autism, or classic autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by challenges with social communication, and by restricted and repetitive behaviors. Wikipedia
Neurodevelopmental condition Wikidata
Abnormal self-absorption, first observed in childhood, characterised by lack of response to people and limited ability to communicate. OmegaWiki
A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia. Wiktionary