The terminology of autism can be bewildering , with autism , PERSON@1 syndrome and PDD-NOS often called the autism spectrum disorders -LRB- ASD -RRB- or sometimes the autistic disorders , whereas autism itself is often called autistic disorder , childhood autism , or infantile autism .

His discovery is now called Asperger syndrome , while PERSON@2 's discovery is called autistic disorder , childhood autism , infantile autism , or just plain autism .
