The New Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM 5)
Nadia Shanab | Uncategorized17 May 2013
The new DSM 5 is due this month (May 2013). It is published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Three diagnosis will be removed: Aspergers Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and CDD. They will go under one diagnosis, autism.
How is that going to affect parents, cliniacians, educators, advocates, and the children themselves with these conditions?
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Tags: asperger's syndrome, autism, communication, diagnosis, health, occupational therapy, parenting, research, symptoms of autism
