autism spectrum

English

Noun

autism spectrum

(psychology) The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Also includes childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett syndrome.

Synonyms

autistic spectrum

Derived terms

Related terms

autism

Translations

range of conditions

Catalan: espectre autista m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自闭症谱系 (Zìbìzhèngpǔxì)
Danish: autistisk spektrum n
Finnish: autismikirjo (fi)
Galician: espectro autista m
Icelandic: einhverfuróf n
Japanese: 自閉症スペクトラム障害 (ja) (じへいしょうすぺくとらむしょうがい, jiheishō supekutoramu shōgai), 自閉スペクトラム症 (ja) (じへいすぺくとらむしょう, jihei supekutoramu shō)
Swedish: autismspektrumstörning c

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