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Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA
Published January 25, 2012
in Medscape Today
Concerns that proposed changes to autism criteria in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) will exclude many individuals from diagnosis and treatment are unfounded, says the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA
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