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- The study compared 10 children with childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) to 30 children with autism and speech loss (ADSL) on various characteristics unrelated to CDD criteria.
- CDD children exhibited significantly higher levels of fearfulness, epilepsy, and stereotypy compared to ADSL children, especially around 6 years after speech loss.
- The initial intellectual profiles of CDD children were more consistent, indicating some validity for the CDD diagnosis, while both groups showed no significant differences in their level of retardation at the first visit.
Article Abstract
In order to test clinical validity of DSM-IV childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), 10 CDD children (mean age = 8.2 years, SD = 3.8; 7 male and 3 female) and 30 age- and gender-matched children with DSM-IV autistic disorder (AD) with speech loss (SL) (ADSL) were compared on 24 variables not directly related to CDD criteria. Compared with the ADSL children, the CDD children showed fearfulness significantly more frequently during the period of SL; displayed epilepsy significantly more frequently and stereotypy significantly more prominently at first visit on average about 6 years after SL; and had significantly less uneven intellectual profile at first visit to support the validity of CDD to a certain extent. No significant difference in the retardation level at first visit between the two groups suggested no worse short-term outcome in CDD than ADSL, although a long-term prospective study to compare them from infancy is needed.
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