title: Autism: understanding conceptual processing deficits.
abstract: Autism is a behavioral diagnosis characterized by a triad of impairment, which includes impaired communication, impaired social skills, and impaired spontaneity. The outward behavior exhibited by people with autism represents a different cognitive processing style than that seen in typical development. Understanding the way people with autism process and store information is important for intervention. The majority of people diagnosed with autism do not have symptoms of mental retardation and need access to mainstream services to work on the problems presented by daily life.
authors.affiliation: University of Technology, Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Andrew.Cashin@newcastle.edu.au
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cashin
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008606:Mental Processes; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D013850:Thinking