Autism (Topical Term)
- Autistic disorder
MESH (Autistic disorder x Autism, Infantile)
WebMD, Dec. 3, 2008 (three forms of autism spectrum disorder and two rare severe autistic-like conditions: Asperger's syndrome; pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS); autistic disorder; Rett syndrome; childhood disintegrative disorder; autistic disorder: children who meet more rigid criteria for diagnosis of autism have autistic disorder)
National Institutes of Mental Health WWW site, Dec. 5, 2008 (the pervasive developmental disorders, or autism spectrum disorders, range from a severe form, called autistic disorder, to a milder form, Asperger syndrome; if a child has systoms of either of these disorders, but does not meet the specific criteria for either, the diagnosis is called pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS))
ME SH browser, Dec. 3, 2008 (Autistic disorder; UF: Autism: Autism, Early infantile; Autism, Infantile; Kanner's Syndrome)