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What were potential difficulties associated with separating autism and Asperger's syndrome? A. How to decide whether someone had autism or Asperger's B. Problems with the consistent use of the term in different settings C. A and B D. Neither A nor B - Answer-A and B Everyone with autism is highly withdrawn and isolated. - Answer-False There is a large amount of overlap between the autistic features described for younger children and those that occur in adolescents. - Answer-Tru...

autism spectrum disorder: definition - Answer-- core symptoms include social communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive behaviors - symptoms evident before the age of 3 and typically persists in some form through the life course - variability in severity, course, and symptoms - total societal costs of caring for children with ASD in the US is between 11.5B and 60.9B; in addition to medical costs, intensive behavioral interventions for children with ASD $40-60k per year ASD: comm...