ASD
Americanabbreviation
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Example Sentences
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While people with ASD "share differences from non-autistic people" - as the National Autistic Society puts it - they are also "different from each other" and "each autistic person has a unique combination of characteristics".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
ASD is a neurodevelopmental condition associated with differences in social communication and behavior.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
Camille Grand, the head of European defence lobby group ASD, told AFP manufacturers would be able to match almost all the capabilities the United States can produce in the coming years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Today, diagnostic manuals refer simply to autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, which includes people previously diagnosed with Asperger's or PDD-NOS.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
“Is it hard to raise a child who has ASD alone?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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