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Home : Diagnosis
: Pervasive
Developmental Disorders (PDD) Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
The 1994 revision of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), known as the DSM-IV,
states there are five disorders identified under the category of Pervasive
Developmental Disorders: (1) Autistic Disorder, (2) Rett's Disorder, (3)
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, (4) Asperger's Disorder, and (5)
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or PDD-NOS. Source:
Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs20txt.htm
A revised Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) was published in
2000. Source: Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV or DSM-IV-TR)
http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/students/disabilities/resources/information/asd/asd6.html
A group of local parents teamed up with
NEDSRA to
bring a local chapter of the
Autism Society
of Illinois (ASI) to the residents of northeast DuPage County.
ABA4Autism.com
and the Psychology Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin
are conducting a second survey on the causes of Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD). This survey is for mothers of children with ASD as well
as mothers of normally developing children who are ten years of age or
younger. Mothers who participate in the survey will receive a free ABA
program to teach their child to follow directions as well as free ABA
mini programs for common problems like sharing. To take the survey
please go to www.aba4autism.com. Thanks Dr.Gary Brown Professor and
Chair Psychologist/HSP
About
Our Kids
www.aboutourkids.org/articles/about_autistic.html
Disability
Resources
http://www.disabilityresources.org/PDD.html
ERIC
http://ericec.org/faq/pdd-faq.html
Frequently Asked Questions About Pervasive Developmental Disorders
http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddinfo.html
Kid's
Health
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/pervasive_develop_disorders_p2.html
Pervasive
Developmental Disorders: PDD-NOS, Asperger's Disorder, and Autism Parent
Information Booklet
www.communityinclusion.org/publications/pddbook.html
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