Kendra, a 7-year-old girl, shows some hand flapping behaviors and some difficulty with expressing herself.She speaks slowly and does not seek out her peers.Although Kendra is able to perform her self-help skills and receives good grades in school, the teacher notices that Kendra is "by herself" frequently.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.

Kendra, a 7-Year-Old Girl, Shows Some Hand Flapping Behaviors and Some