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DSM-5: The New Diagnostic Criteria For Autism Spectrum Disorders

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<strong>DSM</strong>-5: <strong>The</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Criteria</strong><br />

“<strong>Autism</strong>” in the Field<br />

• <strong>DSM</strong>-IV is NOT the “Gold Standard”<br />

• <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Diagnostic</strong> Interview-Revised (Rutter &<br />

Lord) is used by researchers and academic centers<br />

• Clinicians use ICD “autism” criteria of social deficits<br />

plus RRB’s<br />

• CDC reports “autism” rates using all PDD categories

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