Autistic spectrum disorders
- 10 February 1996
- Vol. 312 (7027) , 327-328
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7027.327
Abstract
Autistic spectrum disorders share a triad of impaired social interaction, communication, and imagination, associated with a rigid, repetitive pattern of behaviour. Onset is usually at birth or during the first three years of life, but problems can begin later in childhood. The triad can be recognised at all levels of intelligence and can …Keywords
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