Adult Manifestation of Childhood Autism.

ABSTRACT

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) are a group of neuro-developmental syndromes characterized by disturbances of social interaction, language and communication, presence of stereotyped behaviour and interests. Nowadays more and more cases of pervasive developmental disorder are being diagnosed due to availability of more refined diagnostic criteria. There are wide variations in final outcome. Follow-up studies predict a poor or very poor long-term outcome. With best of my knowledge adult manifestations of child hood autism are still not reported from India. We will discuss the clinical manifestations and outcome of a previously diagnosed case of childhood autism in a 21-year-old adult.