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Childhood disintegrative disorder

Alternative names:

disintegrative psychosis; Heller's syndrome

Symptoms:

  • loss of social skills
  • loss of bowel and bladder control
  • loss of expressive or receptive language
  • loss of motor skills
  • lack of play
  • failure to develop peer relationships
  • impairment in nonverbal behaviors
  • delay or lack of spoken language
  • inability to initiate or sustain a conversation


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