Neurodevelopmental disorders
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Neurodevelopmental disorders are conditions of developmental deficits that affect emotion, learning ability, self-control, social skills, and/or intelligence. Neurodevelopment disorders occur during the developmental period of childhood. Several types of neurodevelopmental disorders can co-exist.[1]
Classification
Classification
Shown below is a table of the classification of the different neurodevelopmental disorders according the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-V).[1]
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| Intellectual Disabilities |
| Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) |
| Global developmental delay |
| Unspecified intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) |
| Communication Disorders |
| Language disorder |
| Speech sound disorder |
| Childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering) |
| Social (pragmatic) communication disorder |
| Unspecified communication disorder |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Autism spectrum disorder |
| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
| Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| Other specified attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| Unspecified attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| Specific Learning Disorder |
| Specific learning disorder |
| Motor Disorders |
| Developmental coordination disorder |
| Stereotypic movement disorder |
| Tic disorders |
| Other specified tic disorders |
| Unspecified tic disorder |
| Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| Other specified neurodevelopmental disorder |
| Unspecified neurodevelopmental disorder |
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
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