1. Developmental Disorders PSY 417 Dr. Schuetze

2. Classification of Developmental Disorders DSM-IV DSM-IV ICD-10 ICD-10 National Center for Clinical Infant Programs National Center for Clinical Infant Programs Disorders of Social Development and Communication Disorders of Social Development and Communication Psychic Trauma Disorders Psychic Trauma Disorders Regulatory Disorders Regulatory Disorders Disorders of Affect Disorders of Affect Adjustment Reaction Disorders Adjustment Reaction Disorders

3. Disorders of Social Development and Communication Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) Autism – Kanner (1943) Autism – Kanner (1943) Lack of social interest/responsiveness Lack of social interest/responsiveness Impaired language Impaired language Unusual motor behavior Unusual motor behavior Onset before 30 months (Rutter, 1968) Onset before 30 months (Rutter, 1968) Causes of Autism Causes of Autism Medical Conditions: Fragile X, Untreated PKU, STORCH Medical Conditions: Fragile X, Untreated PKU, STORCH Genetic Factors Genetic Factors Brain Differences Brain Differences

4. Psychic Trauma Disorder Re-experiencing of traumatic event Re-experiencing of traumatic event Interference with development/decreased responsiveness Interference with development/decreased responsiveness Increased arousal Increased arousal Other symptoms Other symptoms

5. Regulatory Disorders Self-regulation: ability to calm oneself when distressed, excited. To modulate, tolerate and endure experiences of negative affect. Self-regulation: ability to calm oneself when distressed, excited. To modulate, tolerate and endure experiences of negative affect. Difficulties in regulation: Difficulties in regulation: Physiological Physiological Sensory Sensory Attentional Attentional Motor Motor Affective Affective Sleep/eating/elimination patterns Sleep/eating/elimination patterns

6. Regulatory Disorders Type 1: Hypersensitive Type 1: Hypersensitive Type 2: Underreactive Type 2: Underreactive Type 3: Active/Aggressive Type 3: Active/Aggressive Sleeping Difficulties Sleeping Difficulties Eating Difficulties Eating Difficulties Failure to Thrive – organic, nonorganic Failure to Thrive – organic, nonorganic PICA PICA

7. Disorders of Affect Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders Depression Depression Attachment Disorders Attachment Disorders Nonattached Nonattached Indiscriminate Indiscriminate Role-reversed Role-reversed

8. Adjustment Disorder Mild, transient situational disturbance Mild, transient situational disturbance