neuropsychiatric disorder whose major manifestation is an inability to interact socially; other features include poor verbal and motor skills, singlemindedness, and social withdrawal.
Syndrome or disorder usually first diagnosed in childhood, characterized by severe and sustained impairment in social interactions and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities.
Excludes
simple stereotypes without psychotic disturbance (307.3)
Also applicable to/known as
Asperger's disorder
Atypical childhood psychosis
Borderline psychosis of childhood
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 299.8
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 299.8
299.8