Autistic disorder versus other pervasive developmental disorders in young children: same or different?

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Allen ◽  
M. Steinberg ◽  
M. Dunn ◽  
D. Fein ◽  
C. Feinstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Autistic Disorder ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders

scholarly journals A Wearable Camera Detects Gaze Peculiarities during Social Interactions in Young Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Magrelli ◽  
Basilio Noris ◽  
Patrick Jermann ◽  
Francois Ansermet ◽  
Francois Hentsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Wearable Camera

Communicative, Social/Affective, and Symbolic Profiles of Young Children With Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy M. Wetherby ◽  
Barry M. Prizant ◽  
Thomas A. Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Distinct Pattern ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Communicative Functions

Research on children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) has identified deficits and differences in social-communicative and related symbolic abilities. This includes a limited range of communicative functions, limited ability to use conventional preverbal and verbal means of communicating, lack of pretend play, and limited use of shared positive affect and eye gaze to regulate communicative interactions. However, most previous research has studied older preschool and school-age children and has measured one aspect of social skills. This study examined developmental profiles of two groups of young children with atypical language development using the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS; Wetherby & Prizant, 1993). One group had been diagnosed with PDD (APA, 1994) and the second group had developmental language delays where the diagnosis of PDD had been ruled out. The results indicated that CSBS profiles of the group with PDD reflected a distinct pattern of relative strengths and weaknesses that was substantially different from the other group on 15 of the 22 CSBS scales. Significant differences were found in the clusters of communicative functions, gestural communicative means, reciprocity, social/affective signaling, and symbolic behavior. The younger children in the PDD group showed results similar to the older children, with more pronounced deficits in vocal and verbal means. Correlational findings indicate three clusters of impairments involving joint attention, symbolic play, and social/affective signaling. The implications of these findings are discussed in regard to earlier identification and intervention planning.

Pervasive Developmental Disorders Rating Scale: Development and Construct Validity

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-257
Author(s):  
Thomas O. Williams ◽  
Ronald C. Eaves
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Autistic Disorder ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Competing Models

The Pervasive Developmental Disorders Rating Scale was designed for use in screening of pervasive developmental disorders. This paper describes the rationale and development of the scale and assesses its construct validity with ratings from a sample of 362 children ranging in age from 1 to 12 years and diagnosed with autistic disorder. The hypothesized heirarchical factor model and two competing models were examined through confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis supported the factor structure of the hypothesized model in this particular sample of children with autistic disorder. Limitations and areas for research are discussed.

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