Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) are now referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Learn what this means and how it affects individuals ...

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) — now known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — refers to a group of conditions that affect average development. It may appear as a delay in development ...

Pervasive Adult Developmental Disorder is a conceptualization I developed in because I found the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV categorization system for severe mental illness to be inadequate.

With fewer symptoms and less severe presentation, persistent depressive disorder (PDD) differs from clinical depression. If ...

Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) is thought to be entirely biological in origin, but little is known about its precise etiology (or etiologies). Estimates of the prevalence of PDD vary.

Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum.

Alexa Mitchell was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder — characterized by delays in the development of social and communication skills and now known as autism spectrum disorder ...

Dawnell Tillery never had an easy time when it came to her second born. At 2, Luke Clark was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, now considered a subset of autism spectrum disorder.

My son is 4 years and 7 months old. He’s been diagnosed with Pervasive development disorder (non-specific). A paediatrician suggested Risperdal(for head banging and aggression) and Ritalin (for ...

The number of Americans diagnosed with autism jumped 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to a surge in new cases among young adults, new research finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects how ...