The Reclassification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in ICD-11

ICD-11 establishes neurodevelopmental disorders as a primary classification group, consolidating conditions previously scattered across multiple categories in ICD-10. These genetically-influenced conditions involve atypical patterns in perception, cognition, language, and motor skills manifesting in early development, often viewed as neurodevelopmental variants rather than pathologies, though they frequently co-occur with anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric conditions.