Assertion: autism | /r/Synonym | asd
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text: Autism (which can also be called autism spectrum disorder or ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by the difficulties it causes with social interaction, language skills, nonverbal communication, repetitive patterns of behavior, and displaying unique and highly specific strengths and differences compared with other people, explains Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, MD, the director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
text: Autism is a complex disorder with a variety of manifestations and is thus termed Autism Spectrum Disorders or ASD.
text: Known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD, autism may be linked with a wide range of traits.
text: Autism is also referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD.