hese trhee area's are social relatedness, communication and behavior.
             The diagnosis criteria for autism disorder include a total of six or more items from lists one, two and three. This must include two items from list one and at least one each from list tow and three.
             List one is qualitive impairment in social interacting as brought on by two of the following: Marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye to eye contact, facial expressions, body posture and gestures. Second would be failure to develop peer realationships. Thirs is lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests or achievements with other people. Last is lack of social or emotional reciprocity.
             List two deals with qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by any of the following things. First is a delay in, or total lack of development of spoken language. Second is impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others. The next factor would be sterotyped and repetitive use of language or indiosyncratic language. The last factor would be a lack of v
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