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FYI: New Australian Study Shows DSM5 reduces Autism diagnoses by 23%

New Australian Study: DSM5 reduces Autism diagnoses by 23%More InfoMore evidence of the pending chaos from the APA FYI, New study results were announced yesterday that yet again show enormous reductions in the number of autism diagnoses as a result of the new definiton of autism and diagnostic criteria proposed for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, (DSM5) slated for adoption next May. This

new study from Australia showed a 23% reduction in the number of people with an autism diagnosis as a result of using the DSM5. Mostly people with a current PDD-NOS diagnosis were

affected.If the DSM5 is implemented as proposed by the the American Psychiatric Association (APA) how would people who lose their diagnosis be affected? Will they lose their health insurance coverage? Or educational placements? Early intervention? Support services? The APA has no answers.This study is the latest in a growing number of studies that show huge rductions in the number of people with an autism diagnosis if the DSM5 is implemented. We at the Autism Action Network see no reason why the DSM5 should be adpoted. And the APA have yet to provide any coherent reason why it should be adopted.A link to the study and the abstract are below. http://capwiz.com/a-champ/utr/1/FAWLRVQRDY/NRJKRVQUFC/8405224066 Brief Report: An Exploratory Study Comparing DiagnosticOutcomes for Autism Spectrum

Disorders Under DSM-IV-TRwith the Proposed DSM-5 Revision J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Jun 8. [Epub ahead of print]Brief Report: An Exploratory Study Comparing Diagnostic Outcomes for Autism Spectrum Disorders Under DSM-IV-TR with the Proposed DSM-5 Revision.Gibbs V, Aldridge F, Chandler F, Witzlsperger E, K.Source

Diagnostic Assessment Service, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), PO BOX 361, Forestville, NSW, 2087, Australia, vgibbs@....AbstractThe proposed revision for Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5) represents a shift from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). As the proposed DSM-5 criteria require a higher minimum number of symptoms to be present compared to DSM-IV-TR, there have been some concerns about the impact that this will have on diagnostic outcomes. Therefore, the current study aimed to compare diagnostic outcomes using both DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 criteria for 132 children. Of the 111

participants who received an ASD diagnosis under DSM-IV-TR, 26 did not meet DSM-5 criteria. The majority of these had received a DSM-IV-TR PDD-NOS diagnosis. Implications of the results and the

proposed DSM-5 changes to the ASD criteria are discussed.PMID: 22677932[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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