There has been a heated controversy about the DSM-5 proposal to redefine autism. Will its dramatic changes in definition result in dramatic changes in who gets diagnosed and will this cause a big ...
DSM-5, the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, is due to be published soon. This is the book used to diagnose mental disorders, including autism. The new version makes some changes ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new report suggested that rates of autism are increasing in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2022, an estimated 1 in 31 children ...
Diagnoses of autism and other neurodivergence are rising. Jessica Eccles and Elizabeth Weir say that the trend is real—and that claims of “overdiagnosis” and insistence on exact case numbers are ...