scholarly journals A clinical study of phenomenology in subjects with pervasive developmental disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 3629
Author(s):  
Dhananjay Chaudhari ◽  
Vivek Agarwal ◽  
Prabhat Sitholey
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Childhood Autism ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
History Of ◽  
Atypical Autism

Background: Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) are group of developmental disorder with impairments in interaction, communication and behaviour. The study aims to explore the phenomenological aspects of subjects with PDD.Methods: Patients in Psychiatry outpatient department (OPD), presented with impairment in social- interaction, language, communication and mental retardation were assessed for features of PDD by applying Developmental Behaviour Check List (DBCL), ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research and Multi-Axial version of ICD-10. The subjects were assessed for severity of PDD on Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).Results: Total number of screened positive cases were 20, in which males were over-represented (90%). Majority belonged to urban locality (65%) and nuclear family (75%). Cases of childhood autism were found in all age groups, while childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett’s disorder and atypical autism were found in younger subjects. No family history of PDD was found in 1st degree relatives of PDD subjects. Five subjects (25%) had birth and perinatal complication.Conclusions: The mean age at presentation of the children with PDD was 8.12 years. Eighty percent (80%) of the subjects had severe autism on CARS.  Hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity were present in 90%, 80% and 45% of subjects respectively.

Terapia cu ajutorul calului ca metodă sportivă în afecțiunile psihomotorii: Un studiu controlat pretest-posttest

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 87-116
Author(s):  
Anca Nicoleta Bîlbă
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychomotor Disorders ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System ◽  
Group A ◽  
Atypical Autism

Pervasive developmental disorders are a series of illnesses characterized by delays in the development of some basic functions, such as the ability to communicate and socialize, but also through a small number of interests or activities, and according to ICD-10 (1996), in this category can include childhood autism, where deficiencies at these levels are identified, being identified until the age of three years or atypical autism - common in people with mental retardation or with responsive language disorders. A form of alternative therapy focused on these dimensions is horse-therapy therapy, a rapidly expanding approach in recent years, both with the aim of empirical substantiation and implementation of its different application centers to alleviate psychomotor deficiencies and emotional. This study aims to analyze the results obtained from horse-assisted therapy on psychomotor disorders in children with autistic spectrum disorders, epilepsy, ADHD or cerebral palsy. A group of 64 children aged between 2 and 14 years, biological age, participated in the study. 41 children were part of the study group, 23 constituting the control group. A controlled research model with pretest-posttest measurements was used. The effect of horse therapy on adaptive skills was evaluated. The ABAS II Adaptive Behavior Assessment System was used to measure these skills. The results indicate that hypothyroid therapy is effective in increasing the adaptability of children with psychomotor disorders.

The incidence and prevalence of pervasive developmental disorders: a Danish population-based study

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1339-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. LAURITSEN ◽  
C. B. PEDERSEN ◽  
P. B. MORTENSEN
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Asperger’S Disorder ◽  
Asperger's Disorder ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Childhood Autism ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
Incidence Studies ◽  
Atypical Autism

Background. Based on prevalence studies and the few incidence studies of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) the prevalence and incidence of these disorders have been claimed to be increasing.Method. The annual and age-specific prevalence and incidence rates of childhood autism, atypical autism, Asperger's disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) in Denmark during the period 1971–2000 in children younger than 10 years were estimated using data from the Danish Psychiatric Central Register.Results. A total of 2·4 million children younger than 10 years were followed and 2061 cases with the PDDs studied were identified. Generally, the prevalence and incidence rates of the PDDs studied were stable until the early 1990s after which an increase in the occurrence of all disorders was seen, until 2000. The annual incidence rate per 10000 children younger than 10 years was 2·0 for childhood autism, 0·7 for atypical autism, 1·4 for Asperger's disorder, and 3·0 for PDD-NOS in 2000. We calculated a ‘corrected’ prevalence of childhood autism at 11·8, atypical autism at 3·3, Asperger's disorder at 4·7, and PDD-NOS at 14·6 per 10000 children younger than 10 years on 1 January 1 2001.Conclusions. We found that the estimated prevalences of the PDDs studied were probably underestimated. Furthermore, the increasing prevalence and incidence rates during the 1990s may well be explained by changes in the registration procedures and more awareness of the disorders, although a true increase in the incidence cannot be ruled out.

Autism and the pervasive developmental disorders

2012 ◽  
pp. 1633-1643
Author(s):  
Fred R. Volkmar ◽  
Ami Klin
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Communicative Development ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Stereotyped Movement ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Social Communicative ◽  
Rett’S Syndrome ◽  
Atypical Autism

The pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are characterized by patterns of deviance and delay in social-communicative development in the first years of life, which are associated with restricted patterns of interest or behaviour. The prototypic PDD is childhood autism; other conditions included in the PDD class in ICD-10 include Rett's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and atypical autism. Except for one additional category in ICD-10 (hyperkinetic stereotyped movement disorder), the disorders included in ICD-10 and DSM-IV are essentially identical. In this chapter each of these conditions will be reviewed in terms of their clinical features, definition, epidemiology, course, and aetiology; final sections of the chapter address aspects of treatment and prevention for the group of disorders as a whole (Box 9.2.3.1).

Terapia cu ajutorul calului ca metodă sportivă în afecțiunile psihomotorii: Un studiu controlat pretest-posttest

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 87-116
Author(s):  
Anca Nicoleta Bîlbă
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychomotor Disorders ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System ◽  
Group A ◽  
Atypical Autism

Pervasive developmental disorders are a series of illnesses characterized by delays in the development of some basic functions, such as the ability to communicate and socialize, but also through a small number of interests or activities, and according to ICD-10 (1996), in this category can include childhood autism, where deficiencies at these levels are identified, being identified until the age of three years or atypical autism - common in people with mental retardation or with responsive language disorders. A form of alternative therapy focused on these dimensions is horse-therapy therapy, a rapidly expanding approach in recent years, both with the aim of empirical substantiation and implementation of its different application centers to alleviate psychomotor deficiencies and emotional. This study aims to analyze the results obtained from horse-assisted therapy on psychomotor disorders in children with autistic spectrum disorders, epilepsy, ADHD or cerebral palsy. A group of 64 children aged between 2 and 14 years, biological age, participated in the study. 41 children were part of the study group, 23 constituting the control group. A controlled research model with pretest-posttest measurements was used. The effect of horse therapy on adaptive skills was evaluated. The ABAS II Adaptive Behavior Assessment System was used to measure these skills. The results indicate that hypothyroid therapy is effective in increasing the adaptability of children with psychomotor disorders.

scholarly journals Autistic, Aberrant, and Food-Related Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Effects of Age and Genotype

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Ishii ◽  
Hiroshi Ihara ◽  
Hiroyuki Ogata ◽  
Masayuki Sayama ◽  
Masao Gito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Prader Willi Syndrome ◽  
Aberrant Behavior Checklist ◽  
Significant Difference

The effects of age and genotype were examined, with regard to the severity of aberrant, autistic, and food-related behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), with an emphasis on the contrast between adolescents and young adults. The Aberrant Behavior Checklist Japanese version (ABC-J), the Food Related Problem Questionnaire (FRPQ), and the Pervasive Developmental Disorders Autism Society Japan Rating Scale (PARS) were administered to 65 PWS patients, including 20 adolescents (ages 12 to 17) and 45 young adults (ages 18 to 29). Significant differences (Mann–Whitney U tests) were found in ABC-J (p=0.004) and PARS (p=0.021), with lower scores in adolescents than in young adults. While DEL subgroups showed no significant differences between the two age groups in ABC-J (p=0.063) and PARS (p=0.134), mUPD subgroups showed a statistically significant difference in terms of ABC-J (p=0.007). No significant differences were found between adolescents and young adults, in terms of FRPQ (p=0.163). These results suggest that aberrant and autistic behaviors follow a marked worsening trend from around the age of 18. On the other hand, food-related behaviors give no sign of change at this transitory stage. Young adults with mUPD were found to be significantly more severe than adolescents with mUPD, in terms of aberrant behaviors.

scholarly journals Comparison of high-functioning atypical autism and childhood autism by Childhood Autism Rating Scale-Tokyo version

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIEKO KANAI ◽  
TOMONORI KOYAMA ◽  
SEIKA KATO ◽  
YUKI. MIYAMOTO ◽  
HIROKAZU OSADA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Childhood Autism ◽  
Childhood Autism Rating Scale ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Atypical Autism

scholarly journals Psychotic spectrum disorders in childhood

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 555-558
Author(s):  
Smiljka Popovic-Deusic ◽  
Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic ◽  
Saveta Draganic-Gajic ◽  
Olivera Aleksic-Hil ◽  
Dusica Lecic-Tosevski
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Infancy And Childhood ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Early Infantile Autism ◽  
The Right

For a long time, there was a strong belief of existing continuity between childhood-onset psychoses and adult psychoses. Important moment in understanding psychotic presentations during infancy and childhood is Kanner's description of early infantile autism. Later studies of Rutter and Kolvin, as well as new classification systems, have delineated pervasive developmental disorders from all other psychotic disorders in childhood. But clinical experience is showing that in spite of existence of the group of pervasive developmental disorders with subgroups within it and necessary diagnostic criteria there are children with pervasive symptoms, who are not fulfilling all necessary diagnostic criteria for pervasive developmental disorder. Therefore, in this paper we are discussing and pointing at psychotic spectrum presentations in children, which have not the right place in any existing classification system (ICD-10, DSM-IV).

Children With Self-Injurious Behavior

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Hyman ◽  
Wayne Fisher ◽  
Marianne Mercugliano ◽  
Michael F. Cataldo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Callus Formation ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Community Based ◽  
History Of ◽  
Developmental Characteristics ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Individuals With Mental Retardation

Self-injurious behavior is a serious problem that is not uncommon among individuals with mental retardation. Medical and developmental characteristics of 97 children, adolescents, and young adults (age range 11 months to 21 years, 11 months) assessed and treated for self-injurious behavior in a specialized, interdisciplinary inpatient unit between 1980 and 1988 were reviewed. This population differed from those reported in previous studies in that it was of school age and predominantly community based. Severe or profound mental retardation was present in 82.5% of our patients. The causative diagnoses associated with self-injurious behavior were similar to those of severe mental retardation alone. Associated disabilities represented at greater than expected frequencies included pervasive developmental disorders, visual impairment, and a history of infantile spasms. Most patients (81.4%) engaged in more than one type of self-injurious behavior. The most common topographies were head banging, biting, head hitting, body hitting, and scratching. Physical injury was documented in 77% of cases; the injuries most frequently reported were excoriations, scars/callus formation, hematomas, and local infection. As community placement of handicapped individuals continues to increase, pediatricians will be called upon to monitor patients who engage in self-injurious behavior.

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