autism spectrum disorder

English

Noun

autism spectrum disorder (plural autism spectrum disorders)

1. (psychology, pathology) A disorder involving any of a range of psychological conditions, all characterized by abnormal social interaction and communication, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour, and eccentricity.

   Asperger's is an autism spectrum disorder.

   • 2008, "Scientists Pinpoint Pathway That Impacts Features of Autism", 8 October 2018, R&D Magazine.

     Moreover, effects were seen in adult mice, suggesting a possible route to medication development for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Synonyms

• ASD (abbreviation)
• autistic spectrum disorder
• autism (generalization from the specific)

Hypernyms

• pervasive developmental disorder

Hyponyms

• Asperger's syndrome
• autism (the specific, not the generalization)

Derived terms

• ASD (abbreviation)

Related terms

• autism spectrum

Translations

one of various autistic disorders

• Arabic: اِضْطِرَاب طَيْف التَّوَحُّد m (iḍṭirāb ṭayf at-tawaḥḥud)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自閉症譜系障礙／自闭症谱系障碍 (zìbìzhèng pǔxì zhàng'ài)

• Dutch: autismespectrumstoornis (nl) f
• Finnish: autismikirjon häiriö
• French: trouble du spectre de l’autisme m, trouble du spectre autistique m
• German: Autismus-Spektrum-Störung f
• Indonesian: gangguan spektrum autisme
• Italian: disturbo dello spettro autistico m
• Japanese: 自閉症スペクトラム障害 (じへいしょうすぺくとらむしょうがい, jihei-shou supekutoramu shougai)
• Portuguese: transtorno do espectro autista (pt) m
• Russian: расстро́йство аутисти́ческого спе́ктра n (rasstrójstvo autistíčeskovo spéktra)
• Serbo-Croatian: poremećaj spektra autizma m
• Spanish: trastorno del espectro autista m
• Swedish: autismspektrumstörning c, autismspektrumtillstånd c
• Ukrainian: ро́злад аутисти́чного спе́ктру m (rózlad autystýčnoho spéktru)