Opinion / Viewpoint
Traits of other conditions may spur autism
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Early features of other conditions may contribute to autism itself
TOPIC
Diagnosis
Diagnosing autism is an evolving science but a crucial first step to understanding the disorder.
Features / Deep Dive
Can a computer diagnose autism?
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Machine-learning holds the promise to help clinicians spot autism sooner, but technical and ethical obstacles remain.
News
Doubts, confusion surround Cognoa’s app for autism diagnosis
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The California-based company’s phone application for autism diagnosis is not as far along as initial reports suggested.
News / Profiles
How Dennis Wall became the ‘bad boy’ of autism research
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From an app to diagnose autism to a crowdsourced project to map its prevalence, Dennis Wall is brimming with ambitious ideas. But his execution of these ideas leaves something to be desired, his critics say.
June 2018
Opinion / Viewpoint
Abridged autism assessment speeds access to therapy
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A new strategy for diagnosing autism shortens the evaluation process — and the wait for answers.
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News
Autism brains show widespread alterations in structure
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The brains of people with autism show a variety of structural differences from those of controls.
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May 2018
News
Autism screen misses children with noticeable delays
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A widely used test for autism misses some children with delays in motor, social and communication skills.
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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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Features / Special Reports
The DSM-5’s take on autism:
Five years on
It’s been five years since the autism community agonized over the debut of a new iteration of a diagnostic manual that set out to rewrite the definition of autism. In this special report, we revisit the concerns and controversy over the fifth edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM-5).
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Features / Multimedia
How autism’s definition has changed over time
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Don’t judge this book by its decidedly dull cover: Across its pages, some of the most dramatic changes in the history of autism have played out. This short animation chronicles how a diagnostic manual has defined and redefined autism over the years.
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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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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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News
U.S. institute maintains support for diagnoses based on biology
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A 2013 initiative to find biological roots for mental health diagnoses still has broad appeal, but has not produced a dramatic shift in autism research.
