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a developmental disability, generally evident before the age of 3, affecting verbal and nonverbal communications and social interaction
autistic spectrum disorder
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having a short, wide head
brachycephalic
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existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition; coexisting or additional disease process. It may affect ability to function or survive
comorbid
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involuntary utterance of vulgar or obscene words
coprolalia
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defective development; malformation
dysgenesis
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abnormality in morphologic development
dysmorphism
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echo reaction; the involuntary repetition of a word or sentence just spoken by another person
echolalia
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a vertical fold of skin on either side of the nose, sometimes covering the inner canthus; a normal characteristic in persons of certain races
epicanthus
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abnormally increased activity
hyperactivity
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characterized by constant motion, fidgetiness, excitability, impulsiveness, and a short attention span
development hyperactivity (hyperkinesis)
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numeric rating determined through psychologic testing that indicates the approximate relationship of a person's mental age (MA) to chronologic age (CA)
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
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very large tonge
macroglossia
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abnormally small head size in relation to the rest of the body
microcephalus
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inability or refusal to speak; deafness may prevent learning to speak
mutism
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consistent failure to speak in specific social situations despite speaking in other situations
selective mutism
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characteristic or indicateive of a particular disease or syndrome; especially one or more typical syndromes
pathognomic
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throughout entire individual, entire development is severely and markedly impaired, as in autistic spectrum disorder
pervasive
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persistent cravin/eating of nonnutritivce substances or unnatural articles of food
pica
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repeated regurgitation of food in the absence of any associated gastrointestinal illness
rumination
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act of deliberate harm to one's own body. Also called self-abuse, self-directed aggression, self-harm, self-inflicted injury, self-mutilation
self-injury
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repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior that interferes with normal activities and may result in bodily injury
stereotypic movement disorder
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an involuntary, sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocal sound
tic
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the location, measurement, or delineation of deep structures by measuring the reflection or transmission of ultrasonic waves. Used in examination of fetus to determine birth defects
ultrasonography
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