autism

Noun
  1. (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self;
    Marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people (synset 105905605)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    subtypes: infantile autism - a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits

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