Whether ASD is a disease or illness is still out for debate [0]. What most seem to agree on is that “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of comple

Whether ASD is a disease or illness is still out for debate [0]. What most seem to agree on is that “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders [1].” Is a disorder a disease? While the terms are often used interchangeably by us laymen, the DSM-5 distinguishes the two [2]. [0] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/abcs-child-psychiatry/201510/is-autism-mental-illness https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/abcs-child-psychiatr... [1] https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Educat... [2] http://www2.hawaii.edu/~heiby/overheads_classification.html http://www2.hawaii.edu/~heiby/overheads_classification.html