Is Development of Tourette Disorder a Marker for Improvement in Patients with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders?

LARRY BURD; WAYNE W. FISHER; JACOB KERBESHIAN; MARY ELLEN ARNOLD

doi:10.1097/00004583-198703000-00006

Is Development of Tourette Disorder a Marker for Improvement in Patients with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders?

LARRY BURD, WAYNE W. FISHER, JACOB KERBESHIAN, MARY ELLEN ARNOLD

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Abstract

Fifty-nine patients were identified whose early history was consistent with infantile autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Twelve of these patients, later in their history, developed symptoms consistent with Tourette disorder (TD). The group of patients who developed TD scored significantly higher on measures of IQ and receptive and expressive language. It is suggested that the development of the symptoms of TD subsequent to the onset of PDD may serve as a marker for improved developmental outcome and that children with PDD who also meet criteria for TD may constitute a distinct subgroup of children with PDD. Implications for diagnosis and management are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	162-165
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-198703000-00006
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Tourette disorder improvement
autism
pervasive developmental disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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abstract = "Fifty-nine patients were identified whose early history was consistent with infantile autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Twelve of these patients, later in their history, developed symptoms consistent with Tourette disorder (TD). The group of patients who developed TD scored significantly higher on measures of IQ and receptive and expressive language. It is suggested that the development of the symptoms of TD subsequent to the onset of PDD may serve as a marker for improved developmental outcome and that children with PDD who also meet criteria for TD may constitute a distinct subgroup of children with PDD. Implications for diagnosis and management are discussed.",

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author = "LARRY BURD and FISHER, {WAYNE W.} and JACOB KERBESHIAN and ARNOLD, {MARY ELLEN}",

note = "Funding Information: Mr. Hurd is with the Child Evaluation and Treatment Program. Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital. Dept. ofPediatrics and Nellrologv. University o( North Dakota School o( Medicine, and Center for Teaching and Learning, University ofNorth Dakota: Dr. Fisher is Director ofPsychologica! Services, Grafton State School. Grafton: Dr. Kerbeshian is Associate Clinical Professor ofNeuroscience. Universitv ofNorth Dakota School ofMedicine Grand Forks: and Ms. Arnold {I' in the Dept. (II' P.lyclll;lo!:.r, University o( North Dakota. Grand Forks. North Dakota. Requestsfor reprints to Larry Burd. Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital. Box 11202. University Station. Grand Forks. ND 58202. This work was supported in part hy the Medical Center Rehabilitatum Hospital Foundation and a bv grant to the Department of Neuroscience {rom the Oflice ofthe Dean. Universitv ofNorth Dakota School ofMedicine. .. . . .",

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