Girlwithaspergers wrote:
Oh, I didn't even know there was a manual lol
Wikipedia Article about Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic ... .282000.29
1994-2013
DSM IV Diagnostic Criteria for various conditions associated with the Autism Spectrum. Autistic Disorder, Rett?s Disorder,Childhood, Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger?s Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Not Otherwise Specified (Including Atypical Autism)
http://www.autismsocietycanada.ca/DocsA ... endixa.pdf
May 2013-
In the DSM 5 All of the above diagnosis is subsumed into the broad Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria Autism Spectrum disorder
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html
Diagnostic Criteria for a new diagnosis Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder which is not considered part of the Autism Spectrum. Some have speculated that people who would have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum disorder had the DSM IV remained in effect will now be diagnosed with this new "disorder"
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/?pageId=368
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
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