pervasive developmental disorders
Epigenetics in congenital diseases and pervasive developmental disorders
... Abstract Epigenetics is an intrinsic mechanism that alters gene function – not by altering DNA sequences, but by chemically modifying the DNA and chromosomal his- tone proteins. Epigenetics is involved in genomic ...
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Diagnostic validity of the ASQ in an Italian sample of children affected by pervasive developmental disorders
... In accordance with the ASQ, 28 sub- jects have pervasive developmental disorders (20 affected by autism, 8 by PDD-NAS) and 12 subjects have NO- PDD. In accordance with ADI-R, 35 subjects have PDD (25 ...
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ENSEMBLE OF CLASSIFIERS APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS USING PSYCHO METRIC PROFILES OF CHILDREN
... Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) refers to a group of conditions that involves delays in the development of many basic skills, ability to socialize with others, to communicate and to ...these ...
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Imitation and communication skills development in children with pervasive developmental disorders
... Abstract: This study evaluates the correlation between failure to develop spontaneous imitation and language skills in pervasive developmental disorders. Sixty-four children between the age of 3 and ...
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Leiter-R versus developmental quotient for estimating cognitive function in preschoolers with pervasive developmental disorders
... the developmental quotient (DQ) obtained with the Psychoeducational Profile Revised (PEP-R) was assessed as a means of estimating cognitive ability in young children with pervasive developmental ...a ...
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Global prevalence of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders
... and pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) ...spectrum disorders was 62/10 ...other developmental disabilities to PDD, service availability, and awareness of autistic spectrum ...
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Increased Prevalence of Familial Autoimmunity in Probands With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
... A utistic disorder (autism) is currently catego- rized as 1 of a group of related disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). Autism is described behaviorally by deficits in ...
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Dysfunction of orbitofrontal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices in children and adolescents with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders
... Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are a group of mental disorders that are characterized by multiple devel- opmental delays in several basic functions such as cogni- tion, ...
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Regression in Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Seizures and Epileptiform Electroencephalogram Correlates
... Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) or autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) encompass a heterogeneous group of individuals with early childhood onset of deficits in social interaction and ...
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Does routine child health surveillance contribute to the early detection of children with pervasive developmental disorders? – An epidemiological study in Kent, U.K.
... Background: Recently changed guidelines for child health surveillance in the United Kingdom (U.K.) suggest targeted checks only, instead of the previously conducted routine or universal screening at 2 years and 3.5 ...
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Rate of first recorded diagnosis of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders in United Kingdom general practice, 1988 to 2001
... term pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) refers to a range of disorders with onset in childhood character- ised by abnormalities in the domains of language devel- opment, communication abilities ...
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations
... PDDs, it is possible that parents of children with PDDs may have migrated to the geographical catchment area of the school board to provide their children with better educational opportunities. Unfortunately, data about ...
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ABA/Lovaas treatment for autism and pervasive developmental disorders in the Monroe County area
... ABA^ Lovaas 2 Table List of Tables Abstract and of Contents Figures / 4 /5 literature Review / 6 Introduction / 6 Autism /Pervasive Developmental Disorder / 7 Description of Lovaas Thera[r] ...
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults with High Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Japan
... The present study is the first to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of ADHD in Japanese adults with PDD. The results showed that PDD with ADHD is present in a high proportion of adults with high-functioning PDD. ...
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Risperidone in the Treatment of Disruptive Behavioral Symptoms in Children With Autistic and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
... In the ITT population, risperidone- and placebo- treated subjects were similar in terms of their demo- graphic and baseline data (Table 1). The mean age of participants was 7.5 years, and more than three quar- ters were ...
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A failure to confirm the effectiveness of a brief group psychoeducational program for mothers of children with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders: a randomized controlled pilot trial
... 2) how to treat their children considering the individual characteristics of their children; 3) information about social support resources and preparation for admission into elemen- tary school; 4) the physical and ...
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A clinical study of phenomenology in subjects with pervasive developmental disorders
... presented with impairment in social interaction, language and communication and mental retardation were screened for features of PDD by applying DBC-54 items. After initial screening the subjects were selected on the ...
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Quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders
... autistic disorders showed remarkable strengths in the parent – child relationship and coping with parenting tasks regardless of high stress and poor mental health ...
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Update to upgrade autism: A review of neurodevelopmental disorder
... complex developmental disorder characterized by severe impairment in reciprocal social interaction and communication and by a pattern of repetitive or stereotyped et ...(PDDNOS) pervasive ...
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Understanding delay in developmental disorders
... studying disorders may consider delay to be of less theoretical interest (and so refer to it as ...The developmental theoretical perspective on intellectual disabilities features two causes of disability ...
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