Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) comes under the category of neurodevelopmental disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Autism is called a developmental disorder ...

To qualify for services, a student must provide documentation of diagnosed PDD/ASD. The guidelines that ... and educational evaluation of persons with autism. If documentation of an Autism Spectrum ...

Cut-off scores indicate whether outcomes meet criteria for autism or autism spectrum (broadly ... pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) as defined in the DSM ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing nuance in these conversations.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an umbrella term that ... not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) Asperger syndrome In the DSM-5, all of these diagnoses are now listed under the umbrella category ...

Health providers use a handbook called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to diagnose mental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Until 2013 ...

In a large study of more than 3.5 million adults, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Drexel ...

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She is a certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist & has a ... High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, and social anxiety. We are a multidisciplinary clinic offering comprehensive ...

Pervasive developmental disorder: not otherwise specified & atypical autism The term pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS ... to the autism spectrum, but the ...