Changes in autism diagnosis worry some
Photo credit: J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | Director of the vocational Independence Program at New York Institute of Technology, Dr. Ernst VanBergeijk, talks to a small class of students at the NYIT campus in Central Islip. (Jan. 26, 2012)
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Families with autism
A plan to revise the criteria for diagnosing autism-related conditions is worrying parents and clinicians who fear fewer young people will be eligible for government-provided education and health services.
Even though the panel of experts charged with revising the guidelines vows no one will be denied a diagnosis or have their current one redefined, some stakeholders are concerned those assurances...
