autism spectrum disorder

[ aw-tiz-uhm spek-truhm dis-awr-der ]

/ ˈɔ tɪz əm ˈspɛk trəm dɪsˌɔr dər /

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noun Psychiatry.

any of various disorders, as autism and Asperger syndrome, commonly manifesting in early childhood and characterized by impaired social or communication skills, repetitive behaviors, or a restricted range of interests.See also spectrum disorder.

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Also called au·tis·tic spec·trum dis·or·der [aw-tis-tik spek-truhm dis-awr-der], /ɔˈtɪs tɪk ˈspɛk trəm dɪsˌɔr dər/, per·va·sive de·vel·op·men·tal dis·or·der [per-vey-siv di-vel-uhp-muhn-tl dis-awr-der] /pərˈveɪ sɪv dɪˌvɛl əpˈmən tl dɪsˌɔr dər/ .

Origin of autism spectrum disorder

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby autism spectrum disorder

authors, author's alteration, authorship, Auth. Ver., autism, autism spectrum disorder, autistic-spectrum disorder, auto, autoallogamy, autoanalysis, autoanalyzer

How to use autism spectrum disorder in a sentence

Various research groups, including Walsh’s, have found evidence that as many as 5% of children with autism spectrum disorder have potentially damaging mosaic mutation.
The quest to learn if our brain’s mutations affect mental health|Roxanne Khamsi|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
She has also found that these brain activity patterns are altered in people with autism spectrum disorders.
Eight ways scientists are unwrapping the mysteries of the human brain|Hannah Thomasy|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Receiving touch can be uncomfortable for those with physical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or mental health conditions such as autism spectrum disorder.
There’s a biological reason why we miss hugs so much|Purbita Saha|August 23, 2021|Popular-Science
What surprised me most after I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in my late 30s was the divisions I saw among researchers, clinicians, journalists, autistic people and caretakers in the way they talked about autism.
Urging a new approach to autism: Stop looking for a cure and start listening|Jen Malia|July 30, 2021|Washington Post

The defense’s argument centered on three experts witnesses who, after interviewing Ramos since the attack, said he had a variety of mental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, delusion disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Defense experts say Capital Gazette shooter was driven by mental disorders. Prosecutors say he was out for revenge.|Katie Mettler, Emily Davies|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder] is just a euphemistic way of saying, ‘I have limits,’” Brown writes.
Can Self-Help Books Really Make a New You?|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If so, it is to be hoped that, wise man as you are, the first attack of this disorder was also your last.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The key to all our human disorder is organized education, comprehensive and universal.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The conflict of these certainties left hopeless disorder in every corner of his being.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
He found the village in disorder, the fields neglected, many houses deserted, the remainder of the people preparing to move away.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson