NY Times: New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

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New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests By BENEDICT CAREYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/health/research/new-autism-definition-would-exclude-many-study-suggests.htmlProposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, a new analysis suggests.The definition is under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, which is completing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The D.S.M, as the manual is known, is the standard reference for mental disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions.The study results, presented on Thursday at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association, are still preliminary, but they offer the latest and most dramatic estimate of how tightening the criteria for autism could affect the rate of diagnosis. Rates of autism and related disorders like Asperger syndrome have taken off since the early 1980s, to prevalence rates as high as one in 100 children in some places. Many researchers suspect that these numbers are inflated because of vagueness in the current criteria.“The proposed changes would put an end to the autism epidemic,†said Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine and an author of the new analysis. “We would nip it in the bud — think of it that way.â€.... ._,_._,___

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like they did with polio diagnosis after the vaccine came out, to make it

looked like the vaccine had stopped polio

Sheri

At 09:11 AM 1/20/2012, you wrote:

New Definition of Autism

May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

By BENEDICT CAREY

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/health/research/new-autism-definition-would-exclude-many-study-suggests.html

Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the

skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it

harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get

health, educational and social services, a new analysis

suggests.

The definition is under review by an expert panel appointed by the

American Psychiatric Association, which is completing work on the fifth

edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The

D.S.M, as the manual is known, is the standard reference for mental

disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions.

The study results, presented on Thursday at a meeting of the Icelandic

Medical Association, are still preliminary, but they offer the latest and

most dramatic estimate of how tightening the criteria for autism could

affect the rate of diagnosis. Rates of autism and related disorders like

Asperger syndrome have taken off since the early 1980s, to prevalence

rates as high as one in 100 children in some places. Many researchers

suspect that these numbers are inflated because of vagueness in the

current criteria.

“The proposed changes would put an end to the autism epidemic,†said

Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale

University School of Medicine and an author of the new analysis. “We

would nip it in the bud — think of it that way.ââ€....

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Exactly what I said to someone earlier today....they "cured" it by redefining it. Now they're doing exactly the same thing here!like they did with polio diagnosis after the vaccine came out, to make it looked like the vaccine had stopped polioSheriAt 09:11 AM 1/20/2012, you wrote:New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study SuggestsBy BENEDICT CAREYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/health/research/new-autism-definition-would-exclude-many-study-suggests.html Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, a new analysis suggests.The definition is under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, which is completing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The D.S.M, as the manual is known, is the standard reference for mental disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions.The study results, presented on Thursday at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association, are still preliminary, but they offer the latest and most dramatic estimate of how tightening the criteria for autism could affect the rate of diagnosis. Rates of autism and related disorders like Asperger syndrome have taken off since the early 1980s, to prevalence rates as high as one in 100 children in some places. Many researchers suspect that these numbers are inflated because of vagueness in the current criteria.╲The proposed changes would put an end to the autism epidemic,╡ said Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine and an author of the new analysis. ╲We would nip it in the bud ˜ think of it that way.â╡.... ._,_._,___

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and of course there never was an epidemic to begin with.

To: EOHarm Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 4:07 PMSubject: Re: NY Times: New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

Exactly what I said to someone earlier today....they "cured" it by redefining it. Now they're doing exactly the same thing here!

like they did with polio diagnosis after the vaccine came out, to make it looked like the vaccine had stopped polioSheriAt 09:11 AM 1/20/2012, you wrote:

New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

By BENEDICT CAREYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/health/research/new-autism-definition-would-exclude-many-study-suggests.html Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, a new analysis suggests.The definition is under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, which is completing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The D.S.M, as the manual is known, is the standard reference for mental disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions.The study results, presented on Thursday at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association, are still preliminary,

but they offer the latest and most dramatic estimate of how tightening the criteria for autism could affect the rate of diagnosis. Rates of autism and related disorders like Asperger syndrome have taken off since the early 1980s, to prevalence rates as high as one in 100 children in some places. Many researchers suspect that these numbers are inflated because of vagueness in the current criteria.╲The proposed changes would put an end to the autism epidemic,╡ said Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine and an author of the new analysis. ╲We would nip it in the bud ˜ think of it that way.â╡.... ._,_._,___

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Of course, then all these kids will have to be diagnosed with something else...

New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests

By BENEDICT CAREYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/health/research/new-autism-definition-would-exclude-many-study-suggests.html Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, a new analysis suggests.The definition is under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, which is completing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The D.S.M, as the manual is known, is the standard reference for mental disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions.The study results, presented on Thursday at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association, are still

preliminary,

but they offer the latest and most dramatic estimate of how tightening the criteria for autism could affect the rate of diagnosis. Rates of autism and related disorders like Asperger syndrome have taken off since the early 1980s, to prevalence rates as high as one in 100 children in some places. Many researchers suspect that these numbers are inflated because of vagueness in the current criteria.╲The proposed changes would put an end to the autism epidemic,╡ said Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine and an author of the new analysis. ╲We would nip it in the bud ˜ think of it that way.â╡.... ._,_._,___