%0 Journal Article %A Voelker, Rebecca %T What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder? %B JAMA %D 2024 %R 10.1001/jama.2024.3041 %J JAMA %@ 0098-7484 %X Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with symptoms of impaired social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors or interests.ASD encompasses a group of related disorders and may present in different forms ranging from limited language ability and intellectual disability to substantially above-average language and intellectual function but difficulty with social communication. %[ 5/20/2024 %U https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.3041