pervasive developmental disorder
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pervasive developmental disorder (plural pervasive developmental disorders)
- (psychiatry) Any of a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. They were five in the DSM-IV: Asperger syndrome, autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-NOS.
- Synonym: PDD
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