| It is known there is no specific diagnostic test for | | | | Usually, before the age of 3, in autism, clearly appear |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the best way to get a | | | | severe and sustained impairments in the social and |
| diagnosis is to make a multi-disciplinary evaluation. | | | | communication areas. The child is observed as being |
| A psychologist or psychiatrist experienced with Autism | | | | different than other children, he is anxious, responds |
| Spectrum Disorders can make a diagnose for adults, | | | | unusually to many different stimuli, has poor attention |
| and in what concerns children, they must be tested by | | | | and motivation, and speech can be delayed or largely |
| a number of professionals, which will provide the | | | | absent. The child can also have a range of ritualistic |
| needed information to make decisions about program | | | | behaviours, like hand flapping, finger gazing or toe |
| and treatment approaches. | | | | walking. It was seen that the child or adult with autism |
| It was seen that the age of diagnosis ranges, | | | | can be also intellectually disabled. |
| depending on the circumstances from approximately | | | | We can mention a loosely used term to describe a |
| 18 months through to adulthood. | | | | child or adult who meets the criteria for a diagnosis of |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder deals with several labels, | | | | Autism, but is not as severely affected as the more |
| for example at an end of the spectrum there can be | | | | classically autistic person-High Functioning Autism. |
| diagnoses like "Asperger Syndrome", "High Functioning | | | | Asperger Syndrome deals with severe and sustained |
| Autism" and "PDD-NOS", and at the other end, we can | | | | social impairments, but the impairments in the language |
| find labels like "Autism", "Classic Autism" and "Kanner | | | | and communication area aren't so severe. The speech |
| Autism". Several labels place people at different points | | | | develops within the normal age range, but effectively |
| of the spectrum. | | | | communication is impaired. |
| We can say that the term Autism Spectrum Disorder | | | | It was seen that the impairments become more |
| is used because there is a great variation from person | | | | evident as the child reaches pre-school and school |
| to person, which depends on the severity and | | | | age, being more subtle in the very young child. |
| combination of each area of impairment. It is known | | | | There can also be given a diagnosis for children who |
| that together with Autism Spectrum Disorder may | | | | present with some of the characteristics of either |
| exist also other conditions or disorders, like speech and | | | | Autism or Asperger Syndrome, but not severe enough |
| language disorders, anxiety and depression, intellectual | | | | for a diagnosis of either of these conditions and this is |
| disability, epilepsy, attention disorders, Tourette | | | | Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise |
| Syndrome and Down Syndrome. | | | | Specified. |