Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...

Is there a way to eliminate the confusion between autism and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)? It is often more difficult to obtain services for children in ...

A: PDD-NOS stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified. Essentially, it is a diagnosis that means “on the autism spectrum, but not falling within any of the specific ...

Whether we are writing an email, rushing for a bus, or humming a tune, every thought, feeling, and action relies on ...

Autism spectral disorder is a neurological and developmental disability. Trump says Tylenol increases risk for the condition.

(Reuters) -Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern over ...

In the four years I worked at the University of Pennsylvania (1999-2003), I directed a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief cognitive therapy intervention for ...

The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of fluoxetine (Prozac) for reducing the frequency and severity of obsessive-compulsive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Persistent ...