autism spectrum condition
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈɔː.tɪ.zəm ˌspek.trəm kənˌdɪʃ.ən/us/ˈɑː.t̬ɪ.zəm ˌspek.trəm kənˌdɪʃ.ən/(abbreviationASC)aconditionthat is also referred to asautismand thataffectsthedevelopmentofsocialandcommunicationskillsand sometimes a person'sbehaviourandinterests:
自闭症谱系障碍Individuals withautismspectrumconditionsmay besuperiorintheirabilityto makefinevisualdiscriminations.自闭症谱系障碍患者可能在视觉辨别方面有优势。
- It is wellestablishedthatemotionrecognitionandmentalstaterecognitionarecoredifficultiesinpeoplewithautismspectrumconditions.
- The American PsychiatricAssociationdiagnostictermis "autismspectrumdisorder" (ASD), but theterm"autismspectrumconditions" isconsideredby many to be lessstigmatisingas itembracesnot only impairments, butstrengthsas well.
- Manyclinicalaccountsofautismspectrumconditionsinvolveachildbeingfascinatedby amachinesuch as avacuumcleanerorwashingmachine.
- Autismspectrumconditions(ASC) are "neurodevelopmental",meaningthat thebrainandcentralnervoussystemdevelopandfunctionatypically.
- The Autism Treatment Networkseekstodevelopbettertreatmentsfor themedicalproblemsthat canaffectpeoplewith anautismspectrumcondition.
Mind and personality
- (a) penny for your thoughtsidiom
- allism
- allistic
- alter ego
- ambivert
- ASC
- Asperger's syndrome
- cognition
- id
- identify
- identity
- in the person ofsomeoneidiom
- intellect
- jib
- noggin
- non-identity
- noodle
- on the spectrumidiom
- subconscious
- vantage point