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What are the usual signs of autism in young adults?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
DSM 4: Look for the symptom criteria online (dsm 4, google it). If still in doubt, take the patient to be seen by a psychiatrist.
Answered 4/13/2013
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Social Impairment: An " insistence on sameness" is one of the hallmarks, an intense focus on a narrow range of subjects, poor eye contact, preference to be alone rather than to be with friends. A relative lack of empathy and interest in others. It is also not unusual for higher functioning autism or aspergers young adults to excel in business, engineering, science, technology, or even entrepreneurship.
Answered 10/13/2014
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