Autism prevalence ranged widely, from 9.7 per 1,000 children 8 years old in Laredo, Texas, to 53.1 per 1,000 in California. The report suggests that this variation might result from substantial ...

According to Dr. Posey, a clinical research program called ConnectMe is enrolling children with autism, Asperger’s or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (or PDD-NOS ...

Is there a way to eliminate the confusion between autism and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)? It is often more difficult to obtain services for children in inner ...

Is there a way to eliminate the confusion between autism and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)? It is often more difficult to obtain services for children in inner ...

Other types of PDD include Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rett’s Syndrome. Children with PDD vary widely in abilities, intelligence, and behaviors.

Pervasive developmental disorder is the actual category under which the autism spectrum or pervasive developmental disorders falls. PDD-NOS is one of the five specific diagnostic categories within ...

PDD, or pervasive developmental disorder, is simply the term used in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders to refer to all of the autism spectrum disorders.

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.