News / Spotted
Dividing autism; novel messengers; million-dollar mark and more
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A researcher proposes splitting autism into subtypes, mitochondria make neurotransmitters, and highly successful grantees may face a funding cap.
Tag: diagnosis
May 2018
News
Canadian pediatricians may miss many children with autism
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Pediatricians disagree with specialists 25 percent of the time on whether a child should receive an autism diagnosis.
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News
Video-based app may be effective screen for autism
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Researchers have built a tablet-based tool that uses machine learning to make screening for autism easy and efficient.
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Opinion / Columnists / Community concerns
In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy
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The DSM-5 acknowledges how gender shapes autism more than any previous diagnostic manual has, but it’s time to fold in a few new findings.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Narrowing of ‘autism’ in DSM-5 runs counter to idea of broad spectrum
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The strict definition of autism in the latest version of the diagnostic manual is antithetical to the idea that autism comes in a wide variety of forms.
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News
The evolution of ‘autism’ as a diagnosis, explained
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From a form of childhood schizophrenia to a spectrum of conditions, the characterization of autism in diagnostic manuals has a complicated history.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Intellectual disability’s introduction in the DSM-5: What’s the impact?
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The move to replace ‘mental retardation’ with ‘intellectual disability’ is widely accepted, but little data exist on the impact of this change.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Few people mourn Asperger syndrome’s loss from diagnostic manuals
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Our concept of autism has evolved over the past 20 years, rendering redundant the diagnostic labels of Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified.
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Features / Deep Dive
Why the definition of autism needs to be refined
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Five years after its latest revision, the manual used to diagnose autism is back under scrutiny, as evidence suggests it excludes some people on the spectrum.
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April 2018
News
New report shows slight uptick in autism prevalence
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About 1 in 59 children in the United States has autism, according to data released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
