Travis is a child with above-average intelligence and is quite advanced in his speech. He engages his parents in long-winded discussions on one rather narrow topic. However, he is not interested in making friends. All these symptoms point to the fact that he is most likely to have:

A. bipolar disorder.
B. joint attention.
C. Asperger's syndrome.
D. delusional disorder.


Answer: C

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