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New diagnostic criteria lower previous estimates of ASD

January 23, 2014 by

A study examining changes to the American Psychiatric Association's diagnosis guidelines predicts that estimates of the number of people with autism spectrum disorder are now likely to be lowered.The fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - commonly known within the medical profession as DSM-5 - was published in 2013.

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