| Kanner's syndrome | A severe emotional disturbance of childhood characterised by qualitative impairment in reciprocal social interaction and in communication, language, and social development. Synonym: autistic disorder, childhood schizophrenia, early infantile autism, Kanner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Kanner, Leo | <person> Austrian psychiatrist in U.S., *1894. See: Kanner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |