The term Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) was once used to refer to a category of developmental delays that included autism and four similar disorders ...WhatisPervasiveDevelopmentalDisorder?FINDAPROGRAM1DegreeCompletedHighSchoolDiploma/GEDSomeCollegeAssociateDegreeBachelor'sDegreeMaster'sDegreeDoctorateDegree2DesiredDegreeDiploma/CertificateAssociateDegreeBachelor'sDegreeMaster'sDegreeDoctorate3ProgramofInterestAllProgramsAppliedBehaviorAnalysisChild/AdolescentPsychologyClinicalPsychologyCounselingPsychologyDevelopmentalPsychologyForensic/CriminalPsychologyHumanServicesIndustrial/OrganizationalPsychologyMarriageandFamilyTherapyMentalHealthCounselingOccupationalTherapySchoolCounselingSocialWorkSpeechPathology4SEARCHSponsoredContentThetermPervasiveDevelopmentalDisorder(PDD)wasonceusedtorefertoacategoryofdevelopmentaldelaysthatincludedautismandfoursimilardisorders,andwasdefinedastheumbrellathatthesefivedisordersfellunder:AutismAspergersyndromeRettsyndromeChildhooddisintegrativedisorderPervasivedevelopmentaldisordernototherwisespecified(PDD-NOS)In2013,the5theditionoftheDiagnosticandStatisticalManual(DSM)ofMentalDisorders–theprimarydiagnosticcriteriaresourcepsychiatricprofessionalsuse–wasreleased.IntheDSM-5theolddefinitionsforPervasiveDevelopmentalDisorder(PDD)becameobsolete.IntheDSM-5,allfiveoftheseparatecategoriesweregroupedintothenewdefinitionforautismspectrumdisorder.Asapracticalmatter,thiseliminatedtheneedfortheterm“pervasivedevelopmentaldisorder”todescribethem—now,autismspectrumdisordermeansthesamething.FeaturedPrograms:SponsoredSchool(s)PepperdineUniversityFeaturedProgram:Master'sinAppliedBehaviorAnalysisonline-BecomeaBCBAinasfewas15months.ABAI-verified.NoGRErequired.RequestInfoUniversityofDaytonFeaturedProgram:MasterofAppliedBehaviorAnalysisonline-BecomeaBCBAinasfewas21monthsthrougha42-creditABAI-verifiedcoursesequence.NoGRErequired.RequestInfoCapellaUniversityFeaturedProgram:MSinAppliedBehaviorAnalysisRequestInfoGeorgeMasonUniversityFeaturedProgram:Online