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Read the full text for the diagnostic criteria of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria. Autism Speaks is pleased to provide the full-text of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the related diagnosis of social communication disorder (SCD), as they appear in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Autism Spectrum Disorder. Diagnostic Criteria 299.00 (F84.0) Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.
To meet diagnostic criteria for ASD according to DSM-5, a child must have persistent deficits in each of three areas of social communication and interaction (see A.1. through A.3. below) plus at least two of four types of restricted, repetitive behaviors (see B.1. through B.4. below).
Read about the three levels of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), a guide created by the American Psychiatric Association that health care providers use to diagnose mental disorders, people with ASD often have: Difficulty with communication and interaction with other people; Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors
The criteria in the DSM-5 for diagnosing ASD include 3 listed deficits in social communication and social interactions. Clinicians must be sure that these characteristics are not due to developmental delay alone. To be diagnosed with ASD, an individual must meet all three of the following criteria: