Evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Early Childhood According to the DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria.

CONCLUSION: The patients who had more and severe autistic symptoms had a higher likelihood of getting an ASD diagnosis based on the DSM-5 criteria. The diagnosis of the patients with subthreshold ASD symptoms may be missed on the basis of the new diagnostic criteria. PMID: 32594498 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32594498?dopt=Abstract

Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry - July 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kaba D, Soykan Aysev A Tags: Turk Psikiyatri Derg Source Type: research