Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Grief w/ Special Guests Symptom Media
Popcorn Psychology
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The DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
When DSM-5 came out, the diagnosis that Oscar says he was evaluated for was Asperger's disorder. That is a term that is still pretty commonly used by the public, but it is no longer a diagnostic term. So what would have been called Asperger't in the past would now all be called the autism spectrum disorder. What you're gonna see typically is difficulty in showing reciprocity and some deficits in nonverbal communication.
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