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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 />

Examples of <strong>DSM</strong>-IV vs. <strong>DSM</strong>-5<br />

<strong>For</strong> subcriterion A.3,<br />

<strong>DSM</strong>-IV checklist item is “failure to develop peer<br />

relationships and abnormal social play.”<br />

<strong>DSM</strong>-5 recommendations include higher-order<br />

impairments of “difficulties adjusting behavior to suit<br />

different social contexts.”

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