title: Recent advances in autism research as reflected in DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: This article provides a selective review of advances in scientific knowledge about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition) diagnostic criteria as a framework for the discussion. We review literature that prompted changes to the organization of ASD symptoms and diagnostic subtypes in DSM-IV, and we examine the rationale for new DSM-5 specifiers, modifiers, and severity ratings as well as the introduction of the diagnosis of social (pragmatic) communication disorder. Our goal is to summarize and critically consider the contribution of clinical psychology research, along with that of other disciplines, to the current conceptualization of ASD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, New York 10605; email: cal2028@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: Somer L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans
keywords: comorbidities; diagnosis; modifiers; severity; specifiers