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The new definition of autism
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Contributor | Green Pigs |
Last Edited | Green Pigs May 04, 2013 01:19pm |
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Author | CBC News |
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News Date | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 08:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | When a rewrite of psychiatry's diagnostic guide is released in San Francisco later this month, it will include a revised definition of autism, expanding it into a full spectrum disorder that can range from mild to heartbreakingly severe.
This new and already controversial fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will add the term "autism spectrum disorder," which is currently used by many experts.
Asperger's disorder or syndrome — a condition where people often have high intelligence and vast knowledge of narrow subjects but lack social skills — will be dropped and incorporated under the umbrella austism-spectrum diagnosis.
The new definition will incorporate a wide range of symptoms that range from mild to severe, psychiatrists say. |
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