Children with autism have difficulty with social skills and communication. They often behave in restricted and repetitive ways and have what seem like abnormally intense interests.
患有自闭症的儿童在社交技能和沟通上存在障碍。他们的行为举止往往具有局限性和重复性，同时有貌似格外强烈的兴趣。
A widely used medical guide will list autism under a new definition and name, "autism spectrum disorder." The changes will appear in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, to be published in May.
广泛使用的医疗指南将自闭症列入“自闭症谱系障碍”这一新的名称定义之下。这一变化将在今年五月出版的《精神疾病诊断和统计手册》第5版中体现出来。
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谱系代表了大脑发育障碍从轻微丧失能力到严重丧失能力的一个群体。其中比较温和的阿斯伯格综合症将不再被单独列为一种疾病。
