Debate and Argument: Is Autism a Pervasive Developmental Disorder?
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Debate and argument: is autism a pervasive developmental disorder?
Autism in most diagnostic systems is classified among the developmental disorders. This is appropriate in almost all cases, even though the occasional appearance of fullblown autistic syndromes in adolescents (Gillberg, 1986) (and even adults; Gillberg, 1991) highlights the need to keep an open mind about the biological basis for autistic symptoms being a priori linked with developmental proces...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-9630,1469-7610
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00357.x