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

A new Macquarie University study suggests that instead of relying on the 'bible' of mental health diagnosis, we need a ...

Yet, clinicians treating persons with autism continue to prescribe older ... This article presents a model using basic medical and DSM IV-based comorbidity groups of seizure-related behavioral ...

There is no physical test to determine autism. 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 ...

When it comes to a wealth of experience, subject matter expertise, and an interest in solving a complex problem, entrepreneur ...

That’s because the previous version of the DSM—based on its exclusion criteria in the diagnosis of autism—didn’t allow for a dual diagnosis of ADHD and autism. Now that a dual diagnosis is ...

While ASD and ADHD are two different experiences, 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.

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At church, she met someone who was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a condition that today would be considered autism spectrum ... according to the DSM-III. A patient might drive, spend ...