Childhood Disintegrative Disorder is a condition in which children develop typically through age 3 or 4, then over a few months or suddenly the child lose the language, motor, social, and other skills they already learned or acquired (i.e Disintegration ) it’s also called Heller’s Syndrome and or Disintegrative Psychosis. It begins later in life than autism.
Causes
The causes of this disintegration are unknown, but it has linked to brain and nervous system problems
A child who is affected loses
*Communication skills
* Nonverbal behavior
* Skills they had already learned
The condition is similar to Autistic disorder but in the following ways…
The development follows the normal course until children reach 3 or 4 years or it begins later in life than autism. The regression is more severe than autism. Seizures are more frequent than autism.
It is a rare variant of ASD.
Written by Kohol Terkura