Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Hyperkinetic disorderDiagnostic guidelines differ between DSM attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ICD hyperkinetic disorder (HKD). Only 145 of 579 children age 7鈥 9 in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (the MTA) with combined-type ...
Kanner's initial description of autism highlighted the deficits in social interaction as central to the disorder. This remains a critical feature of ASD, but is now combined with verbal and nonverbal communication deficits that affect social interaction and social-emotional reciprocity. This change ref...