DSM-5 Draft Criteria Open for Public Comment Mental health diagnostic manual available for final online comment period By Holly Bortfeld The DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association – is like a giant catalog of diagnoses. It’s the “bible” that lists the criteria for each disorder. DSM-IV-TR […]
Medical Children with autism almost always have medical conditions that cause or aggravate the symptoms of autism. Treating those conditions makes the child’s health improve. When a child is in less pain he can learn better, have less aggression, communicate, and learn coping skills among many other improvements. Some children even recover from autism through […]
Autism is diagnosed on external behaviors exhibited but there are many comorbid conditions that are common, and treatable. A comorbid condition is an additional disease or disorder. Treating those comorbid conditions often results in the reduction of behaviors and can even lead to a loss of the autism label for some. There are many comorbid […]
Please note the views in this article do not necessarily express the views of Talk About Curing Autism and are an editorial provided by a parent with a child with autism. Introduction Diagnosing Autism is not always easy. In the past 20 years, many doctors have commented – “Boys develop slower than girls”, or my […]
Below you will find both the diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder under both DSM5 and DSM-IV. DSM5 Diagnostic Criteria for ASD, 2013 Autism Spectrum Disorder Must meet criteria A, B, C, and D: A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across contexts, not accounted for by general developmental delays, and manifest by […]
I’ve been writing about the DSM-5 for over 18 months now but it’s officially published now, released into the wild, as it were. Too bad no one likes it, except those who are going to financially benefit from it. Background, in a nutshell The new DSM removes Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, PDD and Retts […]
DSM-V Goes Forward: Major shift in diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder approved. By Holly Bortfeld and Summer Stech, Esquire The APA just approved a significant revision to the way Autism is diagnosed. Here is the official announcement. Who will this effect? Studies show as many as 75% of people with Asperger’s Syndrome could lose […]
Asperger’s: Lost through the cracks by Holly Bortfeld I have two children with ASD. My son has moderate autism and my daughter has Asperger’s Syndrome. My daughter’s symptoms didn’t start until she got a round of routine childhood vaccinations known as “Kindergarten boosters” (the glut of shots given just before a child enters kindergarten). She […]
By Holly Bortfeld DSM-5 Draft Criteria Open for Public Comment Mental health diagnostic manual available for final online comment period The DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association – is like a giant catalog of diagnoses. It’s the “bible” that lists the criteria for each disorder. DSM-IV-TR […]
Autism Rates Jump 78% New Autism Rate: 1 in 88 What is Autism? American Psychiatric Association is looking to revise diagnostic criteria for Autism Your LAST CHANCE TO COMMENT May 2 to June 15, 2012 on the proposed changes to the DSM5 A Physician’s Perspective on the Proposed DSM-5 Autism Diagnostic Criteria Diagnostic Criteria Changes: […]
Coming up in May 2013, proposed changes to the DSM diagnostic criteria will greatly affected the lives of families living with autism. Over the last week, the media has picked up with this story in a big way. In the 12 years history of TACA I have never heard of a family excited about an […]
Autism, by any other name….How the new DSM-5 may affect people with ASD By Holly Bortfeld Autism is a “spectrum disorder” of Pervasive Developmental Disorders. The DSM includes PDD-NOS, Autism, Asperger’s, CDD and Rett’s Syndrome. One could also add conditions like ADD and ADHD, which include spectrum features and often respond to similar treatments. I […]
