Thirty of them had been identified as having mild autism, a form also known as high-functioning autism.

VOA: special.2010.12.21

And the definition of autism has broadened so people with wide ranges of functioning are now diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

He says criminalizing libel is pointless when there are functioning civil mechanisms to judge defamation and slander allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Somalia has been without functioning government for 18 years, but is hoping to re-establish rule of law under recently-named President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Determining Muse's true age is difficult because birth certificates are rare in Somalia,a country which has not had a functioning government for nearly two decades.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

"Each species of turtle plays a very vital role in the whole ecosystem functioning."

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

Garwood says Gaza's health-care system also is not functioning as well as it could because Israel is preventing many medical professionals from leaving the Gaza Strip.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

"So for instance, our relationships have been linked to lower blood pressure, better immune functioning, and even inflammatory processes that are implicated in a number of diseases."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Militants have said they will not disarm until the courts are fully functioning.

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

This can include people with asperger's syndrome who are highly functioning.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

The leatherback turtles feed on jellyfish so they bring the balance - if they are not there, it means there will be a jellyfish explosion and that will not be good for the whole functioning of the marine environment."

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

"I mentioned the killings of journalists and I said that it is a matter of grave concern not just to the United States, but to the people of Russia, and not just to the activists, but to the people who worry that unsolved killings are a very serious challenge to order and to the fair functioning of society.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14