A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-V)
    

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Processing language, left brain hemisphere (sagittal view)

MMR : information for health professionals.

The essential difference : male and female brains and the truth about autism / Simon Baron-Cohen.

How to be human : diary of an autistic girl / text and illustrations by Florida Frenz.

Brain research : a personal view / Lorna Wing.

The age of autism : mercury, medicine, and a man-made epidemic / Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill.

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MMR : information for health professionals.

The essential difference : male and female brains and the truth about autism / Simon Baron-Cohen.

How to be human : diary of an autistic girl / text and illustrations by Florida Frenz.

Brain research : a personal view / Lorna Wing.

The age of autism : mercury, medicine, and a man-made epidemic / Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill.