Kanner's syndrome

noun

A developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.

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classic autisminfantile autismearly infantile autismchildhood autismclassical autismautistic disorderinfantile psychosisKanner's autism
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Meanings

nounKanner's syndrome (uncountable)

alternative Kanner syndrome

  1. dateduncountablemedicineA developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.

    Synonyms: classic autism, infantile autism, early infantile autism, childhood autism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.

Similar
classic autisminfantile autismearly infantile autismchildhood autism

More synonyms by meaning

nounformerly used for autism spectrum disorder with significant disability and symptoms starting in early childhood

Similar
classic autismclassical autismchildhood autismautistic disorderinfantile autisminfantile psychosisKanner's autismKanner syndrome
Broader
autismautism spectrum disorderASD
Also see
autistic disorderchildhood autismclassic autismearly infantile autisminfantile autism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after American psychiatrist Leo Kanner (1894–1981).

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Kanner's syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanner's%20syndrome

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kanner's syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanner's%20syndrome.

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