Journal article
Specifying PDD-NOS: A Comparison of PDD-NOS, Asperger Syndrome, and Autism
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics of children given a diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) by expert clinicians and to compare these to the clinical characteristics of children given a diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome (AS).
METHOD: Two hundred sixteen children with autism, 33 with AS, and 21 with PDD-NOS were compared on measures of level of functioning (communication, daily …
Authors
WALKER DR; THOMPSON A; ZWAIGENBAUM L; GOLDBERG J; BRYSON SE; MAHONEY WJ; STRAWBRIDGE CP; SZATMARI P
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 172–180
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2004
DOI
10.1097/00004583-200402000-00012
ISSN
0890-8567