Personality disorders have their onset in late adolescence or early adulthood. Doctors rarely give a diagnosis of personality disorder to children on the grounds that children's personalities are still in the process of formation.
Autistic disorder is frequently evident within the first year of life, and must be diagnosed before age three. It is associated with moderate mental retardation in three out of four cases.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological condition, autistic people are born autistic - we do not know why people are autistic.
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A person is born autistic - they do not become autistic.
A person doesn't become autistic and being quiet doesn't make someone autistic - a person is born autistic.
Someone who is born on the autism spectrum/has autism spectrum disorder/is autistic. Often used in an offensive manner towards autistic people.
A person cannot become Autistic, a person is born Autistic. Not speaking does not mean that a person has become Autistic, there are many reasons why a neurotypical person may stop speaking.
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1 in 100 of the population have autistic spectrum disorder. 0.2% are female, and 1.8% are male.
Autism is a developmental disease that is present from birth and continues for one's entire life. It takes a while for symptoms to become apparent, as a child's behavior proves different than others.
There's no such thing as a 'minor case of autism', you're either Autistic or you're not. If you are Autistic it is more likely that your children will be Autistic too as it is genetic.
A person cannot become Autistic, people are born Autistic. Not talking is not necessarily a sign of Autism either, many autistic people are non-verbal but not all and there are other reasons for people not talking.
Most children with Asperger's are diagnosed during the elementary school years because the symptoms of the disorder become more apparent at this point.