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Specific developmental disorders (SDD) was a classification of disorders characterized by delayed development in one specific area or areas.Ahuja Vyas: ''Textbook of Postgraduate Psychiatry'' (2 Vols.), 2nd ed. 1999 Specific developmental disorders were contrasted to
pervasive developmental disorder The diagnostic category pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), as opposed to specific developmental disorders (SDD), is a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and co ...
s which were characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including
socialization In sociology, socialization or socialisation (see spelling differences) is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cultur ...
and
communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...
.


ICD-10 taxonomy

The tenth revision of the
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a globally used diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. The ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is the directing and coordinating ...
(ICD-10) has four categories of developmental disorders: specific developmental disorders of speech and language, specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills, specific developmental disorder of motor function, and mixed specific developmental disorder.


DSM-III taxonomy

In the third edition of the ''
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM; latest edition: DSM-5-TR, published in March 2022) is a publication by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the classification of mental disorders using a common langua ...
'' (DSM-III),Dennis Cantwell & Lorian Baker: ''Developmental Speech and Language Disorders'', 1987, page 4 SDD was opposed to the pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). There were two factors that were considered: * The specificity of the impairment: in SDD there is one single domain that is affected, whereas in PDD multiple areas of functioning are affected.Sir Michael Rutter, Eric A. Taylor: ''Child and Adolescent Psychiatry'', 4th ed. 2005 * The nature of the impairment: development in SDD is delayed but not otherwise abnormal, whereas in PDD there are behavioral deviations that are not typical for any developmental stage. In the DSM-IV, specific developmental disorders were no longer grouped together.Robert Jean Campbell, III: ''Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary'', 2003, page 184 Instead they were reclassified as communication disorders, learning disorders, and motor skills disorders.


Comparison and conditions


See also

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Developmental disability Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, espe ...
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Global developmental delay Global developmental delay is an umbrella term used when children are significantly delayed in their cognitive development, cognitive and developmental biology, physical development. It can be diagnosed when a child is delayed in one or more milest ...


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