In order to be diagnosed with a PDD, an individual must display “severe and pervasive impairment in several areas of development” and have difficulty with reciprocal social interaction, communication, and restricted interests and behaviors (APA, 2000)
In order to be diagnosed with a PDD, an individual must display “severe and pervasiveimpairment in several areas of development” and have difficulty with reciprocal socialinteraction, communication, and restricted interests and behaviors (APA, 2000)