Pervasive Developmental Disorder

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
PDD
Pronunciation
/pərˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl dɪˈsɔrdər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The forecast for prognostication of newborns with pervasive developmental disorder by observation of stimulated virtual ( sucking, chewing and swallowing ) reflexes in normal newborns
  2. The American Psychiatric Association defined ' Autism ' as a kind of pervasive developmental disorder.
  3. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder without certain pathogeny and diagnosed only on the basis of abnormal behavior.
  4. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder, characteristic of serious and pervasive hurt in social interaction and injured communication skill, inflexible action and interest.
  5. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder with the main symptoms of perception, emotion, speech, cognition, behavior and other disorders.

Other meanings of PDD