Autism

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Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood. The two other autism spectrum disorders are Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language, and PDD-NOS, diagnosed when full criteria for the other two disorders are not met.

In the News

  • What's the Best Age to Have Children?

    New York Times (blog) 44 minutes ago

    By LISA BELKIN In the hunt to explain the increase in diagnoses of autism, the conversation has once again come back to parental age. ...

  • The autism/diet connection

    Washington Post (blog) 7 hours, 23 minutes ago

    As I write in this week's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" column, the study also planted the notion that autism may be linked to gastrointestinal disorders. ...

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Web Search Results

  • Autism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. ... en.wikipedia.org

  • Autism Society of America:

    The primary mission of ASAF is to raise and allocate funds to address the many unanswered questions about autism. ASAF sponsors work as diverse as the ... www.autism-society.org

  • Autism Speaks, Home Page

    Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, ... www.autismspeaks.org

  • Autism Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...

    Oct 19, 2009 ... Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, ... www.ninds.nih.gov