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Pervasive developmental disorders are defined as a group of psychiatric conditions in which expected social skills, language development, and behavior are either not will developed or are lost in early childhood. Autism is one of the pervasive developmental disorders of the brain function . The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of  Mental  disorders (DSM-IV) delineates that Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by  impairment in social interaction and communication plus repetitive and stereotyped  patterns of behaviors, with the onset in the first 3 years of life (American Psychiatric Association,1994).

Clinical features of ADHD:

ADHD is a developmental deficiency in sustained attention, impulsive control and restlessness exhibited by children and adolescents and impairing their social, emotional and academic achievements.
its clinical presentations divided into :

a) primary features :
1) essential features
2) associated features