pervasive developmental disorder

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

Noun

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

Translations

Translations

Finnish: laaja-alainen kehityshäiriö
German: tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung f
Russian: о́бщее расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия (óbščeje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija), первази́вное расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия (pervazívnoje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija)
Swedish: genomgripande störning i utvecklingen c

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