"PDD" redirects here. For dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, see Parkinson's disease dementia. For other uses, see PDD (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with PDD-NOS or Developmental disorder.
Medical condition
Pervasive developmental disorder
Specialty
Psychiatry, pediatrics
The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), was a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. It was defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (from 1980 to 2013), and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) (until 2022).
The pervasive developmental disorders included autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped movements, and Rett syndrome.[1] The first four of these disorders are commonly called the autism spectrum disorders; the last disorder is much rarer, and is sometimes placed in the autism spectrum and sometimes not.[2][3]
There is a division among doctors on the use of the term PDD.[4] Many use the term PDD as a short way of saying PDD-NOS.[4] Others diagnose the general category label of PDD because they are hesitant to diagnose very young children with a specific type of PDD, such as autism.[4] Both approaches contribute to confusion about the term, because the term PDD is intended by its coiners and major bodies to refer to a category of disorders and not be used as a diagnostic label.[4]
The terminology PDD and ASD is often used interchangeably and varies depending on location.[citation needed]
The onset of pervasive developmental disorders occurs during infancy, but the condition is usually not identified until the child is around three years old. Parents may begin to question the health of their child when developmental milestones are not met, including age appropriate motor movement and speech production.[5]
The fifth edition of the DSM removed PDD as a category of diagnoses, and largely replaced it with ASD and a measure of the relative severity of the condition.[6] The eleventh edition of the ICD also removed the category.
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^Johnson CP, Myers SM, Council on Children with Disabilities (2007). "Identification and evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders". Pediatrics. 120 (5): 1183–215. doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2361. PMID 17967920.
^ abcdNational Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) (October 2003) Disability Info: Pervasive Developmental Disorders (FS20). Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Fact Sheet 20 (FS20)
^Autism Health Center. "Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs)". WebMD. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
^Posar, Annio; Resca, Federica; Visconti, Paola (2015). "Autism according to diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5(th) edition: The need for further improvements". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 10 (2): 146–148. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.159195. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 4489060. PMID 26167220.
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