Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
by Taylor Fater
What I've learned from this project
In most graphs and charts comparing the numbers of people affected by different forms of autism, childhood disintegrative disorder is either such a small number it isn’t visible, or it isn’t included at all seeing as only roughly 2 of every 100,000 children are affected with the disorder.
10 Facts on CDD
2. developed at, at least 2 years old
3. children suffering from this disorder show severe regression after years of normal development
4. normally develops later than autism
5. treatment involves medication and behavior therapy
6. symptoms: loss of language, social skills, play, motor skills, and bowel/bladder control
7. doctors have yet to find a cause due to the fact that this condition is so rare
8. tests: genetic testing is used to detect altered genes
9. treatments: cognitive behavior therapy (main treatment)
10. these children show more dramatic loss in skill than children with autism even though CDD is part of a larger category called autism spectrum disorder