Mottron L, Lapointe P, Fournier F
Service de recherche et clinique spécialisée de l'autisme à l'hôpital de Rivière-des-Prairies.
Sante Ment Que. 1998 Spring;23(1):96-114.
Pervasive developmental disorders without mental retardation is a new clinical category including high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder non otherwise specified. Its recognition is recent and still problematic in many regards. This article reviews the historical, theoretical and clinical relations between pervasive developmental disorders without mental retardation and bordering disorders. The consequences of an inadequate diagnosis on measures of assistance for these patients is also investigated. The authors conclude on the necessity in considering, independently of the diagnosis, the description of symptoms, the intellectual level and the adaptative level in order to take the most appropriate educational and psychosocial decisions regarding pervasive developmental disorders without mental retardation.
无智力障碍的广泛性发育障碍是一个新的临床类别，包括高功能自闭症、阿斯伯格综合征和未特定的广泛性发育障碍。其被认识的时间较近，在许多方面仍存在问题。本文回顾了无智力障碍的广泛性发育障碍与相近障碍之间的历史、理论和临床关系。还研究了诊断不充分对这些患者援助措施的影响。作者得出结论，为了就无智力障碍的广泛性发育障碍做出最恰当的教育和心理社会决策，有必要独立于诊断考虑症状描述、智力水平和适应水平。
