childhood disintegrative disorder

English

Noun

childhood disintegrative disorder

(psychology) A rare condition characterized by deterioration of language, social function, and motor skills in a child after normal development for the child's first three years.

Synonyms

(deterioration of skills after normal early development): Heller's syndrome, disintegrative psychosis

See also

pervasive developmental disorder

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