Listing 12.10
Autism spectrum disorder
This listing covers autism spectrum disorder, with or without accompanying intellectual or language impairment.
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SSA requires medical documentation of both communication/social deficits and restricted, repetitive behavior (paragraph A) AND serious limits in daily mental functioning (paragraph B). Both A and B are required.
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What Listing 12.10 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 2 items
We will check your records against each of these. Every item comes straight from SSA's own listing.
- Your medical records must document both parts: real deficits in spoken communication, nonverbal communication (like eye contact and gestures), and social interaction; AND significantly restricted, repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities.
- Both 1 and 2 are required.
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Your medical records must document both parts: real deficits in spoken communication, nonverbal communication (like eye contact and gestures), and social interaction; AND significantly restricted, repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities. Both 1 and 2 are required.
(Listing 12.10, criterion A)
- Your condition must also cause an 'extreme' limit in one, or a 'marked' (serious) limit in two, of these areas: understanding and using information, getting along with others, staying focused and keeping pace, or managing yourself.
- Both A and B are required.
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Your condition must also cause an 'extreme' limit in one, or a 'marked' (serious) limit in two, of these areas: understanding and using information, getting along with others, staying focused and keeping pace, or managing yourself. Both A and B are required.
(Listing 12.10, criterion B)
How long it must last:
No listing-specific duration language; the general requirement applies — the impairment must have lasted or be expected to last at least 12 continuous months.