Commonly called as Heller’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder is a rare condition, which is characterized by late onset of development delays in language, social function, and motor skills.

2. Commonly called as Heller’s Syndrome, Childhood
Disintegrative Disorder is a rare condition, which is
characterized by late onset of development delays
in language, social function, and motor skills.
Medical professionals and researchers have not
been able to find a cause of this disorder. Many
doctors consider CDD a low functioning form of
autism, owing to many underlying similarities to
autism.

3. The symptoms of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
are classified in a bracket called Pervasive
Developmental Disorder. CDD symptoms range
from severe loss of social, communication and
interactive skills to other set of skills. Onset usually
occurs after the age of four. As mentioned before,
CDD bears some similarity to autism; however,
autism usually occurs at an earlier age and is
relatively more common.

4. Now, let’s discuss Pervasive Developmental
Disorder. PDD includes the following
psychological disorders
1.CDD – Child hood Disintegrative Disorder
2.Asperger’s Syndrome
3.Autism
4.Rett Syndrome
5.Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not
Otherwise Specified

5. PDD encompass a group of condition listed above, which
primarily involves delays in the development of many
basic skills, ability to communicate, interact, to socialize
and to use their imagination. Individuals with this PDD
are often confused in their thinking and struggle to
understand the world around them. As these conditions
emerge during the crucial development years in children
of four years and above, these are often considered as
development disorders. Moreover, the symptoms
develop far earlier than four years, however, parents
often fail to notice a problem until a child shows signs of
struggle in walking, talking or developing overall.

6. Some signs and symptoms of CDD include
Significant loss of previously acquired or learned
skills before a certain age in at least two of the
following areas
Ability to say words or sentences
Ability to understand verbal and non-verbal
communication
Social skills and self-care skills
Bowel and bladder control
Play skills

7. Impairment occurs in at least two of the following
Social interaction
Communication
Repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors,
interests and activities

8. CDD Treatment
Treatment for Childhood Disintegrative Disorder is similar to
that for autism, however, unfortunately there is no cure for
this disorder. Treatment for this condition includes
 Medications: there are no specific medications to treat CDD.
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However, to calm severe behavioral problems like aggression
and repetitive movement, there are many antipsychotic
medications.

9.  Behavioral Therapy: psychologists, speech therapists,
physical therapists and occupational therapists, even
parents, teachers and caregivers, commonly use this
treatment.
The prognosis for children with this condition may be
poor and worse than for autistic children. But with
support and utmost residential care, you can give them
a good life with opportunities.
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disintegrative-disorder-an-overview-afa449b77950

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