Changes to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) have important implications for school psychologists responsible for evaluating children with ASD, interpreting results ...
Thirty children met both DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria for autism (IA/AD) and 23 received a DSM-III diagnosis of atypical PDD (A-PDD) and a DSM-III-R diagnosis of AD (A-PDD/AD). All of the IA/AD children and none of the A-PDD/AD group displayed a marked lack of awareness...
DSM-V Changes for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Diagnosis, Management, and Care Coordination for Children With ASDs - ScienceDirect Lobar SL. DSM-V Changes for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Diagnosis, Management, and Care Coordination for Children With ASDs. ...
JUDY WOODRUFF:Next: changes to the so-called “bible” of psychiatry and what it means for diagnosis and treatment. This weekend, the American Psychiatric Association released a revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, often referred to as “the DSM.” It's the fi...
criteria were developed with enough sensitivity and specificity such that most children (91%) previously diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder underDSM-IVwould meet criteria for autism spectrum disorder, allowing them to retain a diagnosis and continue receiving treatment and educational ...
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Although autism was first reported in 1943 nearly 40 years elapsed before the disorder was included as an official diagnosis in the American (DSM) classification system. In the last two decades guidelines for the diagnosis of this, and related, conditions have evolved based on a growing body of...
This article examines the diagnosis of autism as it has been presented in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and is expected to be presented in the next revision of the DSM. Then I look at the relationship of autism and other labe...
DSM stands for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This standardized guide provides classification and diagnostic details for mental disorders. Additionally, the DSM features symptoms and descriptive criteria that are needed for the diagnosis of disorders, as well as potential treatm...
Although reports of autistic behavior in fragile X males have been published for 8 years, there is little information about specific behaviors shown by fragile X males that are suggestive of the diagnosis of autisim. The new diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder contained in the DSM-lll-R pr...