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James McPartland¹, Fred R Volkmar

¹Yale Child Study Center, New haven, CT, USA. james.mcpartland@yale.edu

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

|May 22, 2012

Summary

Pervasive developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, share childhood onset with social, communication, and behavioral symptoms. This review covers diagnosis and treatment for these neurodevelopmental conditions.

Area of Science:

Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Childhood Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) encompass autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, PDD-NOS, childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), and Rett's disorder.
These disorders are characterized by childhood onset and present with a range of symptoms affecting social interaction, communication, and behavior patterns.

Observation:

Autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, and PDD-NOS are now classified as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
ASDs exhibit distinct phenotypic and etiological characteristics compared to Rett's disorder and CDD.

Findings:

The chapter synthesizes current research and clinical data on PDDs.
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