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AUCD: Concurrent Sessions: DSM-5: Continuing the Conversation

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pdf File DSM-5: Continuing the Conversation: Presentations [download]

pdf File DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder: Handout (328KB) [download]

Presenter

Tory Christensen, MSW, BCBA, Sr Project Specialist
Virginia Department of Health, SDHG

Other Presenter(s)

Shannon Haworth, MA, RichmondVirginia Commonwealth University, VA, United States, VA - Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND;
Pauline Filipek, MD, Houston, TX, United States, TX - LoneStar, LEND;
Laura Carpenter, Phd, BCBA, Charleston, SC, United States, SC - Medical University of South Carolina, DBP;
Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States, CA - California Department of Health Services, SDHG;


Description

The Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was released in May 2013, bringing with it several changes for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) classifications. Panelists will discuss these changes as well as clinical implications, misconceptions and arising problems. A discussion session will follow the presentations, moderated by Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D. This session is sponsored by the Autism SIG.

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