Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
A broader developmental-spectrum term now folded into Autism Spectrum Disorder under DSM-5 — assessed using the same structured tools as a full autism evaluation.
What it is
Pervasive Developmental Disorder is used here as a broader developmental-spectrum descriptor for children presenting with some, but not all, features of classic autism (historically diagnosed as PDD-NOS under DSM-IV). Under DSM-5, this presentation is folded into the single Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, so assessment proceeds alongside — and using the same structured tools as — full autism spectrum evaluation.
Common symptoms & concerns
- Near-universal impairments in social reciprocity and communication
- Variable presence of repetitive behaviours (e.g. rocking, hand-flapping) and reduced eye contact
- Onset and pattern of symptom emergence varying more than in classic early-onset autism
- A presentation that individualized, structured assessment — not a checklist — clarifies
Assessment & care
Assessment approach
Assessment uses the same standardized autism-spectrum tools as a full autism evaluation, establishing diagnostic clarity before a therapy plan is set.
In-scope care
In-scope care includes the same multidisciplinary toolkit as Autism Spectrum Disorder — ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy — planned according to the specific profile found on assessment, with Ayurvedic dietary support and constitutional homeopathy available as supportive adjuncts where families request them.
Treatments used
Related questions
Under current DSM-5 criteria, yes — PDD-NOS, the older term, is now folded into the single Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, so assessment uses the same structured tools as a full autism evaluation.
The same evidence-based multidisciplinary core used for autism spectrum disorder — ABA, speech, and occupational therapy — individualized to the child's specific profile rather than a separate protocol.
Yes, Ayurvedic dietary support and constitutional homeopathy are offered as supportive adjuncts where families request them, always alongside — never instead of — the core developmental therapies.