title: Childhood disintegrative disorder: a case report.
abstract: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD), a clinical syndrome distinctfrom childhood autism, is a rare unremittingly pervasive developmental disorder resultingfrom disintegration ofmentalfunctions and progressive neurological abnormality. This rare condition is characterized by regression or loss ofpreviously acquired language and social skills after a period of at least 2 years of normal development. This report presenting a case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with normal development until 3-4 years of age followed by gradually developmental deterioration in previously acquired social skills, language and intellectual functions with aberrant behaviors suggestive of childhood disintegrative disorder This case is reported as a very rare case and there is no previous official report in Thailand.
authors.forename: Pairath
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tapanadechopone
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D013785:Thailand