2009 ...most recent studies use the term autism interchangeably with that of ASD to include children with AD, PDD-NOS, AS, and DD, but not RS.[1]
2009 Autism spectrum disorders, including autistic disorder, high functioning autism, Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified... We employ the term autism to refer collectively to these disorders.[2]
2008 The term 'ASD' encompasses autism, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, and Asperger's syndrome.[3]
2007 These tools were designed to detect deficits in three behavioral domains: (i) reciprocal social interaction skills; (ii) qualitative communication skills; and (iii) restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior... We use the term “autism” or “Autism Spectrum Disorder” to refer to all three of these patterns.[4]
2007 The term autism is herein used to describe all autistic spectrum disorders, the broad category, which includes the various types of pervasive developmental disorders according to DSM-IV[5]
2007 The term 'autism' refers to the prototypical form of a spectrum of pervasive developmental disorders that includes Autistic Disorder as well as subthreshold disorders labeled Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified[6]
2007 Many of the sources of data simply used the term autism and did not differentiate between the different autism spectrum disorders.[7]
2005 We use the term autism to refer to autistic disorder, as specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)[8]
2004 I will use the term 'autism' to refer to individuals across the whole spectrum[9]
2002 Autism is the term many clinicians and investigators- and we in this review-use to refer to the entire range of autistic-spectrum disorders.[10]
2009 ...most recent studies use the term autism interchangeably with that of ASD to include children with AD, PDD-NOS, AS, and DD, but not RS.[1]
2009 Autism spectrum disorders, including autistic disorder, high functioning autism, Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified... We employ the term autism to refer collectively to these disorders.[2]
2008 The term 'ASD' encompasses autism, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, and Asperger's syndrome.[3]
2007 These tools were designed to detect deficits in three behavioral domains: (i) reciprocal social interaction skills; (ii) qualitative communication skills; and (iii) restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior... We use the term “autism” or “Autism Spectrum Disorder” to refer to all three of these patterns.[4]
2007 The term autism is herein used to describe all autistic spectrum disorders, the broad category, which includes the various types of pervasive developmental disorders according to DSM-IV[5]
2007 The term 'autism' refers to the prototypical form of a spectrum of pervasive developmental disorders that includes Autistic Disorder as well as subthreshold disorders labeled Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified[6]
2007 Many of the sources of data simply used the term autism and did not differentiate between the different autism spectrum disorders.[7]
2005 We use the term autism to refer to autistic disorder, as specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)[8]
2004 I will use the term 'autism' to refer to individuals across the whole spectrum[9]
2002 Autism is the term many clinicians and investigators- and we in this review-use to refer to the entire range of autistic-spectrum disorders.[10]