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Evaluating social (pragmatic) communication disorder.

William Mandy¹, Adele Wang², Irene Lee²

¹Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL, London, UK.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines

|July 26, 2017

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Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) appears to be part of the autism spectrum, not a distinct condition. This research helps identify individuals with autistic traits needing support but not meeting full autism spectrum disorder criteria.

Keywords:

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder autism spectrum disorder diagnostic and statistical manual fifth edition (DSM-5)nosology pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified

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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Developmental Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) is a DSM-5 diagnosis for social communication deficits.
The validity and distinctiveness of SPCD from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not well-established.
Research is needed to characterize SPCD and differentiate it from ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and describe cases of SPCD in young people.
To investigate if SPCD symptoms form a coherent syndrome.
To determine if SPCD is distinct from ASD in its core and associated features.

Main Methods:

Study included 1,081 young people (ages 4-18) from a specialist clinic.
Used parent-report data from the 3Di, CCC, and SDQ.
Developed an algorithm to apply DSM-5 SPCD criteria using 3Di and CCC data.

Main Results:

88 participants met SPCD criteria; 801 met ASD criteria.
SPCD core symptoms showed moderate co-occurrence (r=.22).
SPCD cases had intermediate autistic social difficulties and high rates of nonautistic psychopathology (63.5% abnormal).

Conclusions:

SPCD is not qualitatively distinct from ASD, suggesting it lies on the autism spectrum.
SPCD may identify individuals with autistic traits below the ASD threshold who require support.
The findings contribute to understanding the spectrum of social communication difficulties.