Childhood-disintegrative-disorder Definition

Childhood-disintegrative-disorder Sentence Examples

• For example, for childhood disintegrative disorder to be diagnosed, symptoms must be preceded by at least two years of normal development and onset of decline and regression must occur prior to age 10 years.

• Another autism spectrum disorder that will not carry a separate diagnosis in the DSM-V, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) is characterized by a loss of communication and social skills between the ages of two and four years.

• Other disorders that lie under the autism spectrum include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder and PDD-NOS.