DSM-5 Urgent Call for Public Comments

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DSM-5 Urgent Call for Public Comments*

The proposed changes to the DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders

may prove to have a devastating effect in our community and we encourage

all of you to send your comments to the DSM-5 Working Group.

Unfortunately, the website to submit comments isn't working (as of

today, May 10th), during the final and most important period to allow

for public comment. The APA is aware of the problems with their website,

but does not know when it will be fixed, so they are allowing people to

send comments by emailing them to dsm5@...

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*Please put Autism or ASD in your subject line*.

Public comment is open through June 15th, so comment as many times as

you wish.

*WE URGE YOU ALL TO E-MAIL THE DSM-5 COMMITTEE YOUR COMMENTS TODAY!*

If you already submitted them through the website, they may not have

gotten to the DSM-5 Working Group, so please send them again to

dsm5@...

More reading:

THE NEW CRITERIA MAY AFFECT EDUCATIONALSERVICES, INSURANCE COVERAGE,

MEDICAID AND PREVALENCE RESEARCH

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COMMENT TODAY!