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Patent Pending Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. The diagnostic criteria[2] require that symptoms become apparent before a child is three years old.[3] Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.