Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Heated debate over autism -- Some worry definition change may cut services | The Post and Courier - Charleston, South Carolina

Heated debate over autism -- Some worry definition change may cut services | The Post and Courier - 
Charleston, South Carolina

The autism community has been embroiled in a heated debate for the past few weeks over the proposal to dramatically change the criteria for autism diagnosis in the upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM-5, scheduled to be published in 2013, is the first revision since 1994.

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