Education Week: New Definition of Autism Drops Asperger, PDD-NOS Distinctions

Changes proposed to the diagnostic guide used by psychologists, including substantial changes to the definition of autism, are all but final.

Late last week, the American Psychiatric Association’s Board of Trustees approved the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5, which will be available when the manual is published in the spring.

via New Definition of Autism Drops Asperger, PDD-NOS Distinctions.

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