Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction and physical behaviour.
At one end of it sits O'Dell's 14-year-old son, Jacob, who ten years ago doctors diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder.
Mrs Taylor also suffered with the rare musculoskeletal developmental disorder, Klippel-Feil syndrome.
The work also confirms that 31 variants previously linked to the developmental disorder may serve as useful genetic markers for identifying those with the condition.
Instead of using the current terms of autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified), people will be given an umbrella diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder".
While there are a number of vocational programs that help people with the developmental disorder train for interviews and workplace situations, Ms. Scheiner says not enough businesses are equipped to respond to Asperger patients.
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Work by other researchers, however, has suggested such supplements do improve the performance and behaviour of school-age children with specific diagnoses such as dyslexia, attention-deficit disorder and developmental co-ordination disorder.
These kids might also have what's known as developmental coordination disorder, says Bryan King, director of psychiatry at Seattle Children's Hospital and a member of the group working on updating the DSM's developmental disorders section.
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It includes a number of changes for childhood disorders, including new diagnoses such as social communication disorder and global developmental delay, and broadened criteria for learning disorders.
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Bella, the youngest of Santorum's seven children, suffers from a rare chromosomal disorder called Trisomy 18, which causes severe medical and developmental problems.
There is no adequate explanation for this imbalance in the sex ratio, though it must be recognized it is also true for other developmental disorders of early childhood such as learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder.
The sequencing came up with a result: Calvin has a rare genetic disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, which causes intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To date, 32 have received a provisional or final diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and another 101 have been found to have other conditions that involve developmental delay.
Jett Travolta had a developmental disability that his parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, have linked to Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory disorder of the artery walls that most commonly occurs in young children and can lead to heart disease.
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