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Related to Childhood disintegrative disorder: pervasive developmental disorder, Rett's Disorder

disorder

(Abnormal condition), noun affliction, complaint, condition, disability, disease, distemper, handicap, illness, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness

disorder

(Lack of order), noun anarchism, anarchy, breach of peace, chaos, commotion, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, discomposure, dishevelment, disorderly conduct, disorganization, disturbance, fracas, irregularity, lack of regular order, muddle, pandemonium, racket, riot, slipshodness, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, uproar
Associated concepts: breach of the peace, disorderly connuct

disorder

a disturbance of public order or peace. Its existence may trigger extended police powers.

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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: Extremely rare disorder characterized by a clearly apparent regression in multiple areas of functioning (such as the ability to move, bladder and bowel control, and social and language skills) following a period of at least 2 years of apparently normal development.

Commentary on "oral assessment of children with an autism spectrum disorder"

Autistic disorder, sometimes called autism or classical ASD, is the most severe form of ASD, while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS).

Autism Awareness Month: what every educator should know

As currently proposed, the DSM-5 would create a new name for the category - autism spectrum disorder - that would include autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.