Asperger’s diagnosis: On the way out?
November 3rd, 2009From the New York Times:
Experts who are revising psychiatry’s diagnostic manual have proposed eliminating Asperger’s syndrome and another form of autism: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). They propose including the two categories under a general diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, part of an effort to recast psychiatric disorders as a continuum.
The change, if approved, is likely to be controversial. Some experts worry that the loss of the Asperger’s label will discourage people from being assessed for autism, while others fear that inconsistent use of labels over time will cause confusion and interfere with the provision of services.
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