Which of the following best describes autism spectrum disorders? a range of developmental disorders that affect a person’s ability to understand appropriate social etiquette persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a person’s everyday functioning 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication, social interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior a sliding scale of severity of intellectual disability based on an individual’s ability to engage in appropriate social communication and spatial understanding