Autism

Autism is defined as a lifelong condition that affects how a PERSON communicates with, and relates to, other people.

Description

Autism is a DISABILITY.

Autism  is defined as a lifelong condition that affects how a PERSON  communicates with, and relates to, other people. Autism  also affects how a PERSON  makes sense of the world around them.

The three main areas of difficulty, which all people with Autism  share, are known as the 'triad of impairments'. They are

  • difficulty with social communication (e.g. problems using and understanding verbal and non-verbal language, such as gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice)

  • difficulty with social interaction (e.g. problems in recognising and understanding other people's feelings and managing their own feelings)

  • difficulty with social imagination (e.g. problems in understanding and predicting other people's intentions and behaviour and imagining situations outside their own routine)

For further information on Autism, see the:

Also Known As

This NHS business definition is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Also known as Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Formerly Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Where Used

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NHS Business Definition Autism Service references in description Autism
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Data Set Mental Health Services Data Set references in description Autism
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