Autism Spectrum

 The characteristics of autism fall into three categories: (1) impaired socialization skills, (2) impeded communication skills (either non-verbal up to high functioning), and (3) stereotypical play (lining things up, doing something over and over again).

Autism is a spectrum disorder – it spans the spectrum from severely, profoundly mentally impaired all the way to the other end which is superior IQ and gifted, or high functioning.