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Watch: Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh on the New Autism DX Guidelines

January 26, 2012

Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) shares her thoughts on the new autism diagnosis guidelines scheduled for publication in the DSM-5 (May 2013). Instead of having three separate autism diagnoses, there will now be an overarching autism spectrum diagnosis with levels of severity. This controversial change may leave some [...]

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History of Autism in the DSM: DSM-I to DSM-IV

June 11, 2010

With professionals around the world debating how autism spectrum disorders will be listed in the DSM-V, now is a good time to look back at the history of autism in the DSM, starting with the DSM-I and ending with the DSM-IV. The Diagnostics and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard by which [...]

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