Inflexibility of behaviour causes significant interference with functioning in one or more contexts. CDC is committed to continuing to provide essential data on ASD, search for factors that put children at risk for ASD and possible causes, and develop resources that help identify children with ASD as early as possible.
For example, a person who is able to speak in full sentences and engages in communication but whose to-and-fro conversation with others fails, and whose attempts to make friends are odd and typically unsuccessful. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) is a neurological, developmental disorder which effects how people with ASD communicate, socialise and interact with others. May appear to have decreased interest in social interactions. Difficulty initiating social interactions, and clear examples of atypical or unsuccessful responses to social overtures of others. Without supports in place, deficits in social communication cause noticeable impairments. Distress and/or difficulty changing focus or action. Inflexibility of behaviour, difficulty coping with change, or other restricted/repetitive behaviours appear frequently enough to be obvious to the casual observer and interfere with functioning in a variety of contexts. For example, a person who speaks simple sentences, whose interaction is limited to narrow special interests, and who has markedly odd nonverbal communication. Marked deficits in verbal and nonverbal social communication skills social impairments apparent even with supports in place limited initiation of social interactions and reduced or abnormal responses to social overtures from others.
Children with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty communicating and interacting with people. Although they may have learning problems, they have normal or even above-average intelligence. Children with autism spectrum disorder look just like other children. Great distress/difficulty changing focus or action. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder that starts in early childhood. Inflexibility of behaviour, extreme difficulty coping with change, or other restricted/repetitive behaviours, markedly interfere with functioning in all spheres. For example, a person with few words of intelligible speech who rarely initiates interaction and, when he or she does, makes unusual approaches to meet needs only and responds to only very direct social approaches. Severe deficits in verbal and nonverbal social communication skills cause severe impairments in functioning, very limited initiation of social interactions, and minimal response to social overtures from others. Requiring very substantial support (Level 3) Restricted, Repetitive Behaviours (Criterion B)