Autistic spectrum, autism spectrum, autistic spectrum disorders, autism spectrum disorders and ASD are all synonymous designations for the more official terminology in DSM-IV and ICD-10, where the term Pervasive Developmental Disorders, (PDD) is being used. ASD can refer to: Atrial septal defect, a medical condition affecting the heart ASD, a German hip hop group comprising Afrob and Samy Deluxe Autism Spectrum Disorder, a disorder on the Autistic spectrum Allowable stress design, a structural design methodology After School Detention, a cruel punishment given to insubordinate students... The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and other countries. ... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) is a detailed description of known diseases and injuries. ...
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External links
Autistichat (http://www.autistichat.net) Chatroom and Wiki for those on the autism spectrum, their family and loved ones.
Autism and Computing (http://www.autismandcomputing.org.uk/)
WrongPlanet.net (http://www.wrongplanet.net) — The online resource and community for those with Asperger's.
Autism Research Center: The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) (http://www.autismresearchcentre.com/tests/aq_test.asp) — A self-administered test for High-Functioning Autism (HFA): S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright, R. Skinner, J. Martin and E. Clubley, (2001), The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) : Evidence from Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism, Males and Females, Scientists and Mathematicians. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 31:5-17.
The autisticspectrum (sometimes referred to as the autism spectrum) is a developmental and behavioral syndrome that results from certain combinations of charateristically autistic traits.
At the severe end of the spectrum is low-functioning autism which has profound impairments in many areas, to Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism, to "normal" behaviour and perhaps hypersocialization on the high end of the spectrum.
The nosological category of pervasive developmental disorders includes syndromes that may be etiologically unrelated to autism, with autistic-like behavior being only one part of the disorder: Rett's syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder.
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