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The Term Comorbidity Is of Questionable Value in Reference to Developmental Disorders: Data and Theory.
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Kaplan, Bonnie J.; Dewey, Deborah M.; Crawford, Susan G.; Wilson, Brenda N. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001
This article criticizes the term "comorbidity" used to describe the overlap of developmental syndromes or disorders. Data from 179 school-age children are evaluated for criteria of seven disorders. Since fully 50 percent of the sample met the criteria for at least two diagnoses, the premise that these disorders are discrete categories on…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
Diagnostic Assessment in a Sample of Autistic and Developmentally Impaired Adolescents.
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Fombonne, Eric – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
Forty-three adolescents with autism and developmental impairments were assessed with the Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI), DSM-III-R (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III, Revised) criteria, and the clinician's diagnosis. DSM-III-R criteria for autism exhibited low specificity and agreed poorly with the other two definitions, whereas the ADI was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions
Severe Developmental Disabilities: Defining the Term.
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Handleman, Jan S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1986
This paper proposes "severe developmental disabilities" (SDD) as a useful umbrella term for various severe handicapping conditions such as autism, severe mental retardation, and multiple handicaps. Diagnostic criteria for SDD include language deficiency, disturbed interpersonal relationships, inconsistent response to sensory stimulation,…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Developmental Disabilities