There are hundreds of questions floating around about PDD like What are Pervasive Developmental Disorders?, Is there any treatment?, and What is the prognosis?. In this article we try to answer some ...

Dr. Alessandri answers the question: 'PDD-NOS vs. Pervasive Dev. Disorder?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: How does PDD-NOS differ from pervasive developmental disorder? Answer: PDD-NOS differs ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the rise in autism diagnoses with the Autism Science Foundation's ...

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 ...

Purpose: A genetics evaluation of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) identifies a diagnosis in 6% to 15% of cases. However, previous studies have not measured the incidence of ...

A: PDD-NOS stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified. Essentially, it is a diagnosis that means “on the autism spectrum, but not falling within any of the specific ...

Because boys outnumber girls with PDD, relatively little research has focused on girls. Most existing studies have centered on 2 forms of PDD--autism and Rett disorder. The ratio of boys to girls with ...

In the four years I worked at the University of Pennsylvania (1999-2003), I directed a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief cognitive therapy intervention for ...

Re “ In New Focus on Autism, Some Worry the Spectrum Is Too Broad ” (front page, Oct. 5): One thing’s for certain: The autism label will continue to evolve as we learn more about what we currently ...