pervasive developmental disorder
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/
Noun
pervasive developmental disorder (plural pervasive developmental disorders)
- (psychiatry) Any of a group of five disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication.
Synonyms
- PDD
See also
- Asperger syndrome
- autism
- childhood disintegrative disorder
- Rett syndrome
- PDD-NOS
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