What is autism, who suffers from it and does it affect children.what is the aspeger syndrome?

Developmental Horror: Autism is a developmental disorder of unknown etiology that usually appears in the first 3 years of life; it affects the brain's normal development especially defeating social and communication skill development. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002494/ for sx and sg asperger syndrome (like autism, but with normal language development and better socialization).

Autistic Disorder is: A categorical diagnosis given when a person's set of observable behaviors meet criteria in the diagnostic & statistical manual used by mental health professionals & developmental/behavioral pediatricians. Because it's the quality of social reciprocity & communication + repetitive movements/narrow, restricted areas of interest, not just a delay, it requires a thorough team evaluation for diagnosis.