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Clinical Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... disorder, autism is one of a number of neurodevelopmental disorders, with which it shares many aspects.[ 1 ] We review ... of evolving knowledge, it is beyond the scope of this article to provide a comprehensive review of more ... as commonly used, does not refer to the severity of the autistic symptoms in a specific individual and may be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Terry Kope, MD, FRCPC June 2001
... . In the  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV-TR  (DSM-IV-TR), [1]  pervasive developmental disorder is the umbrella term covering autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, and pervasive ... severity of symptoms seen in children with autism. In this article the terms  pervasive developmental disorder  (PDD) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Helena H. Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2001
Introduction Autism spectrum disorders/pervasive developmental disorders are brain ... have several children with developmental disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders in his or her practice. Increased ... disorders in young children. The purpose of this article is to introduce a clinical practice guideline ( Table ...