DSM-5 Resources
April 7, 2014
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The Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was released in May 2013, bringing with it several revisions to the criteria for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. One important change was for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) classifications. Under the new DSM-5 criteria, clinicians will diagnosis individuals with a single umbrella diagnosis of ASD, rather than the four separate disorders that could be diagnosed under the DSM-IV: autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
Below are select resources that network members have found to be helpful in understanding the changes to the new criteria. If you would like to suggest a resource for addition to this list, contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Websites
- Autism Speaks: Survey and About DSM-5
- Autism Consortium: DSM-5: The New Diagnostic Criterial for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- APA: DSM-5 Development
- IACC
Documents
- APA: Highlight of Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5
- APA: Clinician-Rated Severity of Autism Spectrum and Social Communication Disorders
- APA: Autsim Spectrum Disorder
- NH Autism Council: ASD in DSM-5: Overview of Updates to the DSM and the ADOS-2 PPT
- AS ATN/AIR-P: Advances in Autism Research and Care PPT
- AUCD Presentation: DSM-5: Continuing the Conversation
Videos/Webinars
- Walter E. Kaufmann, MD: DSM-5: Then New Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Catherine Lord, PhD: What Would "Better" Diagnosis of ASDs Look Like?: DSM-5 and Beyond
- APA: DSM-5 Video Series: Changes to Autism Spectrum Disorder
- AS ATN/AIR-P: Advances in Autism Research and Care Webinar
- AAIDD: DSM-5: A Spotlight on Autism Specturm Disorder and Intellectual Disability
Published Articles
- Validation of Proposed DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Testing the Construct Validity of Proposed Criteria for DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autism Assessment Tools in the Transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5
- Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder: who will get a DSM-5 diagnosis?
- DSM-5: the debate continues
- Autism in DSM-5: progress and challenges
- DSM-5 and sutism spectrum disorders (ASDs): an opportunity for identifying ASD subtypes
- Subgrouping the Autism "Spectrum": Reflections on DSM-5