Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are characterized by several impairments in the
domains of social communication, social interaction and expression of social attachment,
and other aspects of development like symbolic play. As the role of drugs in treating these
impairments is extremely limited, a variety of psychological interventions have been
developed to deal with them. Some of these have strong empirical support, while others are
relatively new and hence controversial. Though it may prove to be a daunting task to begin …