childhood autism

noun

Synonym of Kanner's syndrome

Similar
Kanner's syndromeclassic autismclassical autismautistic disorderinfantile autisminfantile psychosisKanner's autismKanner syndrome
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Meanings

nounchildhood autism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of Kanner's syndrome

    Synonyms: Kanner's syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Kanner's syndrome

Similar
Kanner's syndrome

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
classic autismclassical autismautistic disorderinfantile autisminfantile psychosisKanner's autismKanner's syndromeKanner syndrome
Broader
autismautism spectrum disorderASD
Also see
autistic disorderclassic autisminfantile autismkanner's syndrome

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