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Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) is a diagnostic category which
includes: Autism, Asperger
Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder,
Rett Syndrome, and Pervasive
Developmental Disorder - Not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).
PDDs are characterized by severe abnormalities in socialization, communication,
and restricted interests and behaviours. The best known PDD is Autism
and all PDDs are often referred to as "autistic spectrum disorders".
Pages in this section include:
• Autism
• High Functioning PDDs (HFA/AS/PDD-NOS)
• Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
• Rett Syndrome
• More Books
• More Links
Books
| Author: |
Fred R. Volkmar (Editor) |
| Title: |
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Cambridge Monographs
in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) |
| Publisher: |
Cambridge Univ Press |
| ISBN |
0521553865 |
| Date: |
September 1998 |
| Author: |
Fred R., MD Volkmar (Editor) |
| Title: |
Psychoses and Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Childhood and
Adolescence |
| Publisher: |
Amer Psychiatric Press |
| ISBN |
1882103017 |
| Date: |
March 1996 |
| Author: |
Donald J. Cohen (Editor), Fred R., MD Volkmar (Editor) |
| Title: |
Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
| Publisher: |
John Wiley & Sons |
| ISBN |
0471532428 |
| Date: |
April 1997 |
| Author: |
Dirk Kraijer |
| Title: |
Autism and Autistic-Like Conditions in Mental Retardation |
| Publisher: |
Swets & Zeitlinger |
| ISBN |
9026514638 |
| Date: |
September 1997 |
more autism books
Articles
Autism-Related
Disorders in the DSM-IV
by Meredyth Goldberg Edelson, Ph.D.
Pervasive Developmental
Disorders
Autism
and pervasive developmental disorders
Article abstract
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Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
General information on PDDs from mediconsult.com
Yale Child
Study Center
Developmental Disabilities Clinic & Research Home Page
Autism-PDD Resources
Network
A number of resources especially education related.
Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
A description of the disorders, information about the prognosis, and research.
DSM-IV
Definition of the Autistic Spectrum
Diagnostic Criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV) for Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
PDD
Support Home Page - Welcome!
PDD Support Home Page. These pages are meant to provide a central meeting
place for those interested in, or coping with, children diagnosed with
PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders).
Healthtouch
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
This information is provided by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA).
more autism links
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