How Does Relaxing the Algorithm for Autism Affect DSM-V Prevalence Rates?

Autor/inn/en	Matson, Johnny L.; Hattier, Megan A.; Williams, Lindsey W.
Titel	How Does Relaxing the Algorithm for Autism Affect DSM-V Prevalence Rates?
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 8, S.1549-1556 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1582-0
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Autism; Mental Disorders; Criteria; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Toddlers; Young Children; Early Childhood Education; Comparative Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Clinical Diagnosis; Preschool Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Autismus; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	Although it is still unclear what causes autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), over time researchers and clinicians have become more precise with detecting and diagnosing ASD. Many diagnoses, however, are based on the criteria established within the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM"); thus, any change in these diagnostic criteria can have a great effect upon children with ASD and their families. It is predicted that the prevalence of ASD diagnoses will dramatically decrease with the adoption of the proposed "DSM-5" criteria in 2013. The aim of this current study was to inspect the changes in prevalence first using a diagnostic criteria set which was modified slightly from the "DSM-5" criteria (Modified-1 criteria) and again using a set of criteria which was relaxed even a bit more (Modified-2 criteria). Modified-1 resulted in 33.77 % fewer toddlers being diagnosed with ASD compared to the "DSM-IV," while Modified-2 resulted in only a 17.98 % decrease in ASD diagnoses. Children diagnosed with the "DSM-5" criteria exhibited the greatest levels of autism symptomatology, but the Mod-1, Mod-2, and "DSM-IV" groups still demonstrated significant impairments. Implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10