Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.

What does ICD-10 F84 0 mean?

Home State Health denying Autism Spectrum Disorder (F84. 0) without additional Intellectual Disability diagnosis code. Autistic Disorder. Autism is a brain disorder that limits a person’s ability to communicate and relate to other people2.

What are the 5 autism spectrum disorders?

There are five major types of autism which include Asperger’s syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, Kanner’s syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified.