childhood disintegrative disease

A pervasive developmental disorder that is a rare condition characterized by late onset (greater than 3 years of age) of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills where children who have had previously normal development who then appe

A pervasive developmental disorder that is a rare condition characterized by late onset (greater than 3 years of age) of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills where children who have had previously normal development who then appear to regress.

Also known as: Disintegrative psychosis; Heller's syndrome; Symbiotic psychosis