MFO Mental Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: April 26, 2020
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0060041
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Preferred Name

autism spectrum disorder

Definitions
Disorders characterized by social deficits and communication difficulties, stereotyped or repetitive behaviors and interests, and in some cases, cognitive delays. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum A pervasive developmental disorder that is a spectrum of psychological conditions. The disease has_symptom widespread abnormalities of social interactions and communication, has_symptom severely restricted interests and has_symptom highly repetitive behavior. The DSM-5 diagnosis encompasses previous diagnoses (from DSM_IV-TR) of autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and PDD-NOS. Rather than categorizing these diagnoses, the DSM-5 will adopt a dimensional approach to diagnosing disorders that fall underneath the autism spectrum umbrella.
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