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That time was pre-2013. In 2013, a new revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders l, DSM-5, was released. This revision greatly expan
by gizmo686 4y ago
That time was pre-2013. In 2013, a new revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders l, DSM-5, was released. This revision greatly expanded the scope of the 'autism' diagnosis (and eliminated the aspergers one).
The theory is that it is all the same underlying thing, just with different severity and presentation.
- gowld 4y ago> The theory is that it is all the same underlying thing, No, there is no underlying thing in the DSM-classification. There are the "same" symptoms. The most obvious evidence for this is that "pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)" and "childhood disintegrative disorder" both merged into "autism". Autism now means "anything with this symptom basket that is not covered by s more specific diagnosis". > with different severity and presentation. This part is true.
- fsociety 4y agoYes, there are theories that these things are all fundamentally monotropism. Then the criticism of the DSM is that it takes monotropic minds in the worst (read negative) environments, and buckets those into disorders like autism and ADHD. DSM classification is not fact, it is a diagnostic tool to assist with treatment. The theory of monotropism is an interesting area of research which potentially explains the underlying mechanism.