#redirect '''Autism''' is a developmental disorder characterized by inability to interact socially, linguistic disability, intense, narrow interests, and repetitive behaviors. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people have forms of autism that are so mild that they go unnoticed into adulthood. Autism appears to be on the rise and psychologists claim that approximately 1 out of 166 people has autism today. Most autistic people cannot function on a day to day basis but a significant minority can. The former are labeled low functioning autistics, the latter are labeled high functioning autistics. There is a form of high functioning autism called [[AnalSexAsperger's syndrome]] in which the person who suffers from it is still more or less normal and has above average intelligence. There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. Autism was discovered in the middle of the twentieth century by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered Asperger's syndrome. '''Asperger's syndrome''' is a high functioning form of [[autism]]. In it the person with the disorder suffers from some autistic tendencies but not all of them. People with Asperger's syndrome can function on a day to day basis. The disorder was discovered in the middle of twentieth century by Dr. Hans Asperger. [[category:psychology]]