A. A total of 6 or more
items from (1), (2), and (3),
with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3):
(1) qualitative impairment
in social interaction, as manifested
by at
least two of the following:
(a) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors
such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and
gestures to regulate social interaction
(b) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to
developmental level
(c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests,
or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing,
bringing, or
pointing out object of interest)
(d) lack of social or emotional reciprocity
(2) qualitative impairments in
communication as manifested by at
least
one of the following:
(a) delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language
{not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through
alternative modes of communication such as gesture or mime}
(b) in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the
ability
to initiate or sustain conversation with others
(c) stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic
language
(d) lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social
imitative play appropriate to developmental level.
(3) restricted repetitive and stereotyped
patterns of behavior, interests,
and
activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
(a) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped
and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in
intensity or focus
(b) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional
routines or
rituals
(c) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms
(e.g. hand or
finger
flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(d) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
B. Delays or
abnormal functioning in at least one of the following
areas, with onset
prior to age
3 years:
(1) social interaction
(2) language as used
in C social communication, or
(3) symbolic or imaginative
play.
C. The disturbance
is not better accounted for by
Rhett's Disorder or
(CDD) Childhood Disintegrative
Disorder.
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