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Autistic Spectrum Disorder refers to a complex developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them.
Autistic Spectrum Disorders include several pervasive Developmental disorders (PDDs), all characterized by significant impairments in social and Communication skills, and stereotyped
Auto-erotic asphyxiation (AEA) is the term used to describe the practice of cutting off the blood supply to the brain through self -applied suffocation methods while masturbating to orgasm.
Autobiographical Memory refers to the memory for important experiences or events that have happened to us; the memory of specific episodes or events.
Autocracy refers to a society in which one person has unlimited power over others.
Autocratic refers to a characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dic