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Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified

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Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
disease
Subclass ofpervasive developmental disorder Edit
Studied bypsychiatry Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry Edit

Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)[1] be a historic psychiatric diagnosis dem first define insyd 1980 wey na e since be incorporated into autism spectrum disorder insyd de DSM-5 (2013).

According to de earlier DSM-IV, PDD-NOS refer to "mild anaa severe pervasive deficits insyd de development of reciprocal social interaction den/anaa verbal den nonverbal communication skills, anaa wen stereotyped behavior, interests, den/anaa activities be present, buh na dem no meet de criteria for a specific PDD" anaa for several oda disorders.[2]

Na PDD-NOS be one of four disorders dem collapse into de diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder insyd de DSM-5,[3] wey sanso be one of de five disorders dem classify as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) insyd de DSM-IV. [4] De ICD-10 equivalents sanso cam be part of ein definition of autism spectrum disorder, as of de ICD-11.

PDD-NOS include atypical autism, a diagnosis dem define insyd de ICD-10 for de case wey na dem no meet de criteria for autistic disorder secof late age of onset, anaa atypical symptomatology, anaa both of dese.[5]

Even though na dem no consider PDD-NOS milder dan typical autism, na dis no be always true. While sam characteristics fi be milder, odas fi be more severe.[6]

References

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  1. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-IV-TR (4th, text revision ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association. 2000. pp. 14, 84. ISBN 0-89042-024-6.
  2. "First signs". firstsigns.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Autism spectrum disorder fact sheet" (PDF). DSM5.org. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. "Autism spectrum fact sheet from Illinois" (PDF). pbisillinois.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. Gray, Kylie M. (2013). "Atypical Autism". In Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer reference. New York: Springer. pp. 304–309. ISBN 978-1-4419-1698-3.
  6. "PDD-NOS Signs, Symptoms and Treatment". National Autism Resources.
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