PDA may represent a neurotype to be accommodated rather than a disease to be treated.

the healthcare team notes if symptoms match the autism diagnostic criteria set by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

The DSM-5 replaced those categories with one overarching diagnosis: autism spectrum disorder. Such changes in the criteria likely resulted in additional people receiving an autism diagnosis.

They may use the criteria for ASD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) as well as behavioral observations to make a diagnosis. Roy M, Strate P.

The diagnosis for autism in adults is done through a series of in-person tests and observations, after the symptoms are discussed. The current DSM-5 criteria is what determines autism in adults.

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stimming is a part of the formal diagnostic criteria for autism in the DSM-5-TR. Stimming is also an area of extensive research in ASD. An interview-based study from 2019 found that stimming ...

Simulating a slight expansion in ASD diagnostic criteria in recent decades, we estimate that a minimum of 830 ASD cases and a maximum of 6225 ASD cases were prevented. Conclusions: We estimate ...

Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams was not diagnosed with autism until her mid-30s "I knew I always felt different, but I didn't know I was autistic." For Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams, it would take until she was ...