Pervasive Developmental Disorder: An Altered Perspective
Barbara H. Quinn
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Description for Pervasive Developmental Disorder: An Altered Perspective
Paperback. Written principally for parents, this is a book which explains what it means for your child to be diagnosed with PDD, NOS, autism or Asperger Syndrome, and where you go from there. The authors describe the symptoms of PDD, what a diagnosis means, how a child fits into the diagnostic terminology and the diagnostic procedures involved. Num Pages: 160 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: VFJD; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, or PDD, is the umbrella term used to cover the whole family of autistic spectrum disorders - including autism and Asperger Syndrome. Within this group there is a subgroup called NOS - not otherwise specified - which covers the conditions which do not quite meet the diagnostic criteria for autism or Asperger Syndrome. Because PDD covers such a wide spectrum, it presents very differently from child to child.
Written principally for parents, this is a book which explains what it means for your child to be diagnosed with PDD, NOS, autism or Asperger Syndrome, and where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853028762
SKU
V9781853028762
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Barbara H. Quinn
Barbara Quinn is a Nurse Clinician at the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Albany Medical College. She has a graduate degree in Educational Psychology. She is a freelance writer who brings sixteen years of nursing experience and work with families to her writing. Anthony Malone is Division Head for the Division of Developmental and Behavorial Pediatrics at Albany ... Read more
Reviews for Pervasive Developmental Disorder: An Altered Perspective
`Writing mainly for parents, the authors provide realistic and practical information, richly brought to life by the stories of families in which even the simplest of events (such as going shopping or cutting hair) is frighteningly complex. The theme that runs through this survey of play, language and social reciprocity is that autistic individuals have a unique world view. No ... Read more