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Autism Spectrum Disorders in the DSM-V: Better or Worse than the DSM-IV?.
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It is concluded that a number of changes need to be made in order that the DSM-V-criteria might be used reliably and validly in clinical practice and research.About:
This article is published in Research in Developmental Disabilities.The article was published on 2011-03-01. It has received 373 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Autism & Pervasive developmental disorder.read more
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Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC
TL;DR: The rationale, status and long-term goals of RDoC are summarized, challenges in developing a research classification system are outlined, and seven distinct differences in conception and emphasis from current psychiatric nosologies are discussed.
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A Behavioral Comparison of Male and Female Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Conditions
Meng-Chuan Lai,Michael V. Lombardo,Greg Pasco,Amber N. V. Ruigrok,Sally Wheelwright,Susan A. Sadek,Bhismadev Chakrabarti,Bhismadev Chakrabarti,Simon Baron-Cohen +8 more
TL;DR: The absence of typical sex differences in empathizing-systemizing profiles within the autism spectrum confirms a prediction from the extreme male brain theory and discusses the importance of the superficially better socio-communication ability in adult females with ASC in terms of why females withASC may more often go under-recognized, and receive their diagnosis later, than males.
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
TL;DR: Proposed DSM-5 criteria could substantially alter the composition of the autism spectrum and a more stringent diagnostic rubric holds significant public health ramifications regarding service eligibility and compatibility of historical and future research.
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Validation of Proposed DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thomas W. Frazier,Eric A. Youngstrom,Leslie Speer,Rebecca Embacher,Paul A. Law,John N. Constantino,Robert L. Findling,Antonio Y. Hardan,Charis Eng +8 more
TL;DR: Results supported the validity of proposed DSM-5 criteria for ASD as provided in Phase I Field Trials criteria and supported a relaxed algorithm, which may improve identification of ASD, decreasing societal costs through appropriate early diagnosis and maximizing intervention resources.
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Application of DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder to Three Samples of Children With DSM-IV Diagnoses of Pervasive Developmental Disorders
TL;DR: Compared with the DSM-IV criteria for Asperger's disorder and PDD-NOS, the proposed DSM-5 ASD criteria have greater specificity, particularly when abnormalities are evident from both parents and clinical observation.
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Severe impairments of social interaction and associated abnormalities in children : epidemiology and classification
Lorna Wing,Judith Gould +1 more
TL;DR: The prevalence, in children aged under 15, of severe impairments of social interaction, language abnormalities, and repetitive stereotyped behaviors was investigated in an area of London, and a system of classification based on quality ofsocial interaction was considered.
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Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
TL;DR: In this article, a sibling's perspective on the diagnosis of Rett's syndrome is presented. But the authors focus on the development and social development of individuals with autism and do not address the social aspects of the disorder.
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Asperger's syndrome: a clinical account.
TL;DR: The clinical features, course, aetiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and management of Asperger's syndrome are described in this paper, and reasons for including the syndrome, together with early childhood autism, in a wider group of conditions which have, in common, impairment of development of social interaction, communication and imagination.
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Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
TL;DR: Important issues, such as management of associated medical problems, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic intervention for challenging behaviors or coexisting mental health conditions, and use of complementary and alternative medical treatments, are also addressed.
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Describing the Sensory Abnormalities of Children and Adults with Autism.
TL;DR: Patterns of sensory abnormalities in children and adults with autism were examined using the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO) and it was confirmed that sensory abnormalities are pervasive and multimodal and persistent across age and ability.