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New Definition of Autism in Updated Psychiatric Clinical Manual Will Not Exclude Most Children with Autism

Study Examines Newly Proposed DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012 — Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says a team of researchers led by psychologists at Weill Cornell Medical College.

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Their new study, published in the October 1 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the largest…

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