Defining Autism

Video Summary

Dr. Joseph Buxbaum provides definitions for autism, asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD NOS). He highlights what core deficits link these disorders and talks about how diagnostic standards may change in the future.

Keywords

• Autism-General Information
• autism: definition
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
• Asperger's Syndrome