Hello doctor. My child is suffering from autism. He is 1 year old. Thankfully it was detected on time and its treatment is going on. I am curious to know everything about it as I don?t want to take any chances related to his health. While gathering information, I came across with another term autism spectrum disorder. Doctor please help me know the difference between autism and autism spectrum disorder?

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Dr. Gopika K.SPediatrician28yrs exp

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There is no difference between the two. The autism spectrum disorder (asd) is the clinical definition for autism.

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