Interconnections Worldwide

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The New Definition of Autism

News from The Autism Society (USA): When a rewrite of psychiatry's diagnostic guide is released in San Francisco later this month, it will include a revised definition of autism, expanding it into a full spectrum disorder that can range from mild to heartbreakingly severe. This new and already controversial fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will add the term 'autism spectrum disorder', which is currently used by many experts.