ReviewJournal of neurodevelopmental disorders2014
Social (pragmatic) communication disorder: a research review of this new DSM-5 diagnostic category.
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- Pragmatic language disorders as predictors of psychopathological trajectories in childhood and adolescence: a systematic review.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Neurodevelopmental disorders in children with cleft lip and palate: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Friendship interventions for children with neurodevelopmental needs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- How has DSM-5 Affected Autism Diagnosis? A 5-Year Follow-Up Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Figurative language comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analytic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2018Pooled it
- Differences in autism features and adaptive functioning between adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Developmental Profile of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Versus Social Communication Disorder: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pragmatic Communication Deficit and Functional Outcome in Patients with Right- and Left-Brain Damage: A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Adding a Piece to the Puzzle? The Allocation of Figurative Language Comprehension into the CHC Model of Cognitive Abilities.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Article
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): similarities in pragmatic language abilities. A systematic review.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Review
- Approaches towards pragmatic language assessment in Indian pre-schoolers: A survey among speech-language pathologists.F1000Research · 2024Article
- Usefulness of the autism spectrum quotient (AQ) in screening for autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- The fuzzy boundaries of the social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD): Why the picture is still so confusing?Heliyon · 2023Review
- Prevalence and functional impact of social (pragmatic) communication disorders.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Pragmatic Profiles of Adults with Fragile X Syndrome and Williams Syndrome.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- A preliminary epidemiologic study of social (pragmatic) communication disorder in the context of developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disorders · 2021Article
- The DSM-5 introduction of the Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder as a new mental disorder: a philosophical review.History and philosophy of the life sciences · 2021Review
- A Preliminary Epidemiologic Study of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder Relative to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disability Without Social Communication Deficits.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Social communication disorder and behavioural addiction: Case report and clinical implications.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2021Article
- An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SCD) is a new diagnostic category in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). The purpose of this review is to describe and synthesize the relevant literature from language and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research relating to pragmatic language impairment and other previously used terms that relate to SCD. The long-standing debate regarding how social communication/pragmatic impairments overlap and/or differ from language impairments, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders is examined. The possible impact of the addition of SCD diagnostic category and directions for future research are also discussed.
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