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Definition of Infantile autism
1. Noun. A rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits. "There is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"
Medical Definition of Infantile autism
1. A severe emotional disturbance of childhood characterised by qualitative impairment in reciprocal social interaction and in communication, language, and social development. Synonym: autistic disorder, childhood schizophrenia, early infantile autism, Kanner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infantile Autism
Literary usage of Infantile autism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessing Psychopathology and Behavior Problems in Persons With Mental (1994)
"infantile autism: The syndrome and its implications for a neural theory of behavior.
... On the objective diagnosis of infantile autism. ..."
2. Working Bibliography on Behavioral and Emotional Disorders and Assessment by Michael G. Aman (1991)
"An evaluation of DSM-HI criteria for infantile autism. Journal of the American
Academy of ... A case of infantile autism associated with Down's syndrome. ..."
3. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Rutter, M. infantile autism. In: Shaffer, D; Ehrhardt, AA; and Greenhill, LL, eds.
The Clinical Guide to Child Psychiatry. New York: The Free Press, ..."
4. Literary Disorders: Holistic Diagnosis and Remediation by Ula C. Manzo, Anthony V. Manzo (1993)
"Peter and Janellen Huttenlocher (1973) report one case of a boy who had been
previously diagnosed as having “infantile autism. ..."
5. Studies in the Management of Social R&d: Selected Policy Areas by Laurence E. Lynn (1979)
"... hyperkinetic behavior syndrome, and infantile autism." In addition to general
solicitations sent to prospective investigators, each of the branches may ..."
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