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Autism / Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
(PDF File)
NICHCY Fact Sheet, April 2007
What are Pervasive Developmental Disorders?
(PDF File)
NINDS Fact Sheet
What is Asperger syndrome?
(PDF File)
NINDS Fact Sheet, 2005
What is Autism?
(PDF File)
NINDS Fact Sheet, 2006
Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network: Prevalence of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in Multiple Areas of the United States, 2000 and 2002
(PDF File)
CDC statistics and analysis by state, 2007
How common is autism?
(PDF File)
Information from the CDC that also explains terms like "incidence" and "prevalence," January 2008
Diagnostic Criteria for Pervasive Developmental Disorders (links to external site)
Diagnostic criteria from the DSM-IV-TR for Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (Including Atypical Autism), Rett's Disorder, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
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Overview
of
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Leslie
E. Packer, PhD (2002, updated February, 2009)
Brief
overview that incorporates some data on
patterns and prevalence in school
settings
Does Eye Contact at Age 2 Predict Social Disability?
NIMH Science Update, October 2008
Abnormal eye contact may help diagnose Autism earlier and may predict social disability
Overview
of Asperger's
Disorder
Leslie
E. Packer, PhD,
2002 (updated February, 2009)
Brief
overview that looks at some of the current
research on the source of social
impairments in Asperger's
Overview
of
Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD)
Leslie
E. Packer, PhD,
2004 (updated February 2009)
Profiles
of NLD
Strategies
to Help Youth with
NLD
Leslie
E. Packer, PhD, 2004
For
Your Reference Shelf on
PDD
Books
on autism, Asperger's, and NLD
Links: PDD
Links
to other web sites with information on
autism, Asperger's Disorder, and
NLD
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