pervasive developmental disorder

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pervasive developmental disorder

/pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ UK

noun pervasive developmental disorders

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.
Similar: PDD

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Português	transtorno invasivo do desenvolvimento
Français	trouble envahissant du développement
Deutsch	tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung
Русский	о́бщее расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия óbščeje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija, первази́вное расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия pervazívnoje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija

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@misc{pervasive_developmental_disorder_2026,
  title = {pervasive developmental disorder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pervasive%20developmental%20disorder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}