Exploring the Boundaries of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: Analyses of Data from the DSM-IV Autistic Disorder Field Trial.

Buitelaar, Jan K.; Van der Gaag, Rutger; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ583772

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Exploring the Boundaries of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified: Analyses of Data from the DSM-IV Autistic Disorder Field Trial.

Buitelaar, Jan K.; Van der Gaag, Rutger; Klin, Ami; Volkmar, Fred

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v29 n1 p33-43 Feb 1999

A study compared characteristics of individuals with mild retardation and clinically classified as autistic disorder (n=205), Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS) (n=80), and other non-PDD disorders (n=174). Only a few items from the ICD-10 and DSM-IV discriminated the PDDNOS group from other disorders. Suggested criteria are provided. (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Characteristics, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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