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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 ...
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) ...