Autism Spectrum Disorder ICD-10-CM Codes

Healthcare professionals who specialize in assessing, diagnosing, and treating ASD will look at the following: if the person has trouble communicating with others and if they can understand non-verbal communication, if they have difficulty establishing relationships, if they have problem with language, if there is an intense obsession for their interests whether “normal” or “unusual,” if they react strangely or have an aversion to certain noises and other sensory stimuli if they don’t take change well, and if they have repetitive behaviors.

They should tell parents to monitor their children for the following:

• If they don’t look at the parents when called by name
• If they don’t make any joyful expressions by the age of 6 months
• If they don’t smile, make sounds, or make faces by the period of 9 months
• If they don’t babble by the time they are one year old
• If they don’t know how to make gestures like waving by the time they are one year old
• If they don’t say any words when they’re already 16 months old
• If they can’t know phrases by the time they are two years old

This means that the person has a mild form of Autism Spectrum Disorder. High-functioning autistics can speak, read, write, and perform tasks without support.