{"id":1646,"date":"2024-11-26T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondation-autisme.org\/description-clinique-des-troubles-du-spectre-autistique\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:26:53","slug":"clinical-description-of-autism-spectrum-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondation-autisme.org\/en\/clinical-description-of-autism-spectrum-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical description of Autism Spectrum Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Autism Spectrum Disorders are primarily characterised by specific behaviours described in the American Psychiatric Association\u2019s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.<\/p>\n<p>To meet diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders according to DSM-5, a child must have:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Persistent deficits in each of three areas of social communication and interaction across multiple contexts<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">At least two of four types of restricted, repetitive behaviours <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><b>Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deficits in social emotional reciprocity<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.27px;\">Deficits in non-verbal communicative behaviours used for social interaction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech<\/li>\n<li>Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behaviour<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Hyper or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other criteria<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.27px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">Symptoms must cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><blockquote>\n<p><b>For families<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The categories mentioned on this page may appear clinical or impersonal. They are intended as tools to help you take a step back and gain perspective in assessing the situation you are facing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:80px;\"><p><b>Halo effect<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A diagnosis of ASD now includes several conditions that used to be diagnosed separately: autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, and Asperger syndrome. These conditions are now all called Autism Spectrum Disorders (source Center for Disease Control and Prevention)<\/p>\n<p><b>It is now widely accepted that Autism Spectrum Disorders are the centre of a halo encompassing milder neurodevelopmental conditions that often remain undetected.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 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