EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Journal Title: Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation - Year 1997, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Pervasive developmental disorders represent obviously a heterogeneous group of disorders, whose clinical expressions, courses and prospects differ significantly. Common to all these disorders, expect essential diagnostic characteristics, is the fact that they are life-long problems, thus, these are disorders without possibility of complete relief. Although measures of secondary prevention in these disorders do exert a limited effect, it is possible to achieve indubitable improvements in three fields: · well-timed application of adequate treatment may influence the essential characteristics of a disorder in the direction of adaptation to requirements of social environment, improvement of communication and enrichment of poor activity repertoire; · slowing down and delaying of unfavorable disorder evolution and · helping in understanding, accepting and adapting of child’s family to a pervasive developmental disorder. Value of early established diagnosis is not reflected only in foundation of organized adequate treatment. Early established diagnosis enables a well-timed giving of genetic advice to the family which is, as a rule, young, and without genetic load. On the other hand, well-timed diagnosis enables planning of life-long complete care for the patient with the disorder.

Authors and Affiliations

Jelica ERCEG-DJURACIC

Keywords

Related Articles

THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL ORIENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

Being able to move freely requires the acknowl­edgment of one’s surroundings. For blind people, to acknowledge means to understand the space that enables free movement. Unfortunately, not enough attention is paid to conc...

SERVICE PROVIDERS FORUM

A Forum on Service Providers was held on November 16th and 17th , 2006 at the Faculty of Philosophy organized by Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism (MSSA) and the European Association of Service Providers for Peopl...

SCREENING OF THE PSYCHICAL DISTURBANCES OF THE CHILDREN FROM 3 TO 6 YEARS OLD

The assurance of optimal physical and psychical development of the child is first-degree health care. Discovering the psychical disturbances in time and reasons that cause is a precondition for adequate treatment and pro...

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

At social community level there are still myths and stereotypes, which refer to sexuality of the persons with disabilities. The most common wrong assumptions are those stating that persons with disabilities are asexual –...

THE STATUS OF THE EMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION IN THE PROTECTIVE COMPANIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA ACCORDING TO THE CONTEMPORARY LEGISLATION

Employment, i.e. the right of people with disabili­ties to work, is the last phase of an extended and complex process of their rehabilitation. The em­ployment is the last phase of the integration of these people in the s...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP7486
  • DOI -
  • Views 483
  • Downloads 35

How To Cite

Jelica ERCEG-DJURACIC (1997). EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 1(3), 50-55. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-7486