Theodore is a 2-year-old boy who avoids playing with others.He does not ask his mother for help, screams to have his needs met, prefers to sit alone, and flaps his hands in front of his face.He loves to spin the wheels on toy cars and to swing.Which developmental disorder do these behaviors describe?

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The most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (Fifth edition; DSM-V) defines autism by the presence of four diagnostic criteria as follows:
1.Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple domains.
2.Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.This may include stereotyped motor activities, insistence on sameness, fixed routines and ritualized patterns, highly restricted, fixated interests, and/or altered sensitivity and reactivity to sensory input.
3.Symptoms presenting early in life (apparent by 12-24 months but manifest earlier).
4.Symptoms causing significant impairment in social and/or occupational functioning.

Theodore Is a 2-Year-Old Boy Who Avoids Playing with Others