Autism advocates ponder Asperger diagnosis decision
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The elimination of Asperger syndrome as a diagnosis in the upcoming "bible of psychiatry" has stirred advocates for children, even as leaders of one of the nation's most influential autism organizations agree with the change.
An American Psychiatric Association task force approved dropping Asperger syndrome from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 -- the DSM-5 -- this...
