The early origins of autism
JN Constantino, N Marrus�- Child and Adolescent�…, 2017 - childpsych.theclinics.com
The diagnostic conceptualization of autism has shifted with the publication of Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–5; language deficits, previously a core feature
of autism, are no longer an independent criterion domain; instead they are inextricably
linked to the characteristic social impairments of autism in a construct referred to as social
communication. 1 Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) not
otherwise specified, once subtypes of PDDs, have been eliminated as separate diagnoses;�…
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–5; language deficits, previously a core feature
of autism, are no longer an independent criterion domain; instead they are inextricably
linked to the characteristic social impairments of autism in a construct referred to as social
communication. 1 Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) not
otherwise specified, once subtypes of PDDs, have been eliminated as separate diagnoses;�…