Sentences with phrase «full autism diagnosis»

Controversially, it also included several newly identified disorders such as Asperger's and a sub-threshold category, called «pervasive developmental disorder — not otherwise specified» (PDD - NOS), for those who did not quite meet criteria for a full autism diagnosis but needed similar support.

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Autism is usually detected before age 3, so early diagnosis and treatment are imperative to help your child reach their full developmental potential.

But through their complex minds and behaviours, he carefully peels back the layers of medical history that have radically altered the diagnosis of autism and argues that widespread misconceptions about the condition are preventing our culture from reaching its full potential.

Herbert's full - body perspective helps make sense of the confusion surrounding the diagnosis of autism and helps justify the increasingly common use of the plural «autisms» to describe the wide variations in this disorder.