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Study on DSM-5 shows effects on autism diagnosis and prevalence

January 29, 2014 by

A new study finds that the estimated prevalence of autism under the new DSM-5 criteria would decrease only to the extent that some children would receive the new diagnosis of social communication disorder (SCD).

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