High-functioning PDDS deserve more attention

Australia needs to consider how to provide diagnosis and care for adults with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), according to a ‘clinical update’ in the MJA. Professor Bruce Tonge from Monash University and colleagues said that services should match those available for people with paediatric neurodevelopmental disabilities and acquired adult neuropsychological disorders. “The goal of treatment…should be a fulfilled life as free from psychiatric comorbidities as possible,” they said. “We hope research-based awareness and the level of care available for people with these complex...