According to DSM-V, autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that has the following symptoms:
Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts: social-emotional reciprocity, reduced sharing of interests, emotions or affect, failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.
Persistent deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction: poor verbal and nonverbal communication, abnormal eye contact or body language, poor use of gestures.
Persistent deficits in developing, maintaining, and understand relationships.
Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities: stereotyped or repetitive motor movements or phrases, inflexible adherence to routines, fixated interests,
Thus, this disorder involves a wide range of problematic behaviors including deficits in language and perceptual and motor development; defective reality testing; and impairments in social communication.
