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in'fantile au'tism



Psychol.
a disorder appearing in children before the age of two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, impaired communication skills, and bizarre behavior, as ritualistic acts and excessive attachment to objects.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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