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:*1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simplemotor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic | :*1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simplemotor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic | ||
phrases). | phrases). | ||
2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficultieswith transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or | :*2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficultieswith transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or | ||
eat same food every day). | eat same food every day). | ||
:*3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g.,strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed | :*3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g.,strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed | ||
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Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive | Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive | ||
patterns of behavior (see Table 2). | patterns of behavior (see Table 2). | ||
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*C. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not becomefully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life). | |||
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*D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other importantareas of current functioning. | |||
'''''AND''''' | '''''AND''''' | ||
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*E. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmentaldisorder) or global developmental delay. Intellectual disability and autism | |||
spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of autism spectrumdisorder and intellectual disability, social communication should be below that expectedfor general developmental level. | |||
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Diagnostic Criteria
DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder[1]
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interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.
in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use ofgestures: to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers.Specify current severity:Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior (seeTable 2). AND
see text):
phrases).
eat same food every day).
or perseverative interests).
Specify current severity: Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior (see Table 2). AND
A
AND
spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of autism spectrumdisorder and intellectual disability, social communication should be below that expectedfor general developmental level.
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- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.