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Martin John Ellis, Kenneth Larsen, Sophie Seychelle Havighurst (2022). Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD): Symptomatology of the Norwegian Patient Population and Parents’ Experiences of Patient Regression. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(4), 1495-1506. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Abstract
Abstract Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) is a rare and little researched developmental disorder characterised by regression in language and social skills after a period of seemingly normal development until at least the age of 2 years. The study contacted all parents of CDD patients in Norway to assess patient symptomatology and parents’ experiences of regression via questionnaire or interview. There were 12 participants. Symptomatology was in-line with previous studies, with universal regression in language and social skills and onset predominantly at 2–4 years. Regression was connected to feelings of ‘loss’ and uncertainty over the prognosis for CDD patients. The study supported CDD diagnostic criteria and showed that CDD patient regression has profound implications for parental well-being.
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