Non-autistic pervasive developmental disorders: Rett's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified Transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento não-autísticos: Síndrome de Rett, transtorno desintegrativo da infância e transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento sem outra especificação
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2006
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Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
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Mercadante M.T.
Van Der Gaag R.J.
Schwartzman J.S.
Van Der Gaag R.J.
Schwartzman J.S.
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The category "Pervasive Developmental Disorders" includes autistic disorder, Asperger's syndrome, Rett's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and a residual category, named pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. In this review, Rett's syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder, which are well-defined categories, will be discussed, as well as the not well defined categories that have been included in the Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified group. Different proposals of categorization have been created, some of which based on descriptive phenomenological approach, and others based upon other theoretical perspectives, such as neuropsychology. Current proposals are presented and discussed, followed by critical appraisals on the clinical advantages and disadvantages of these concepts.