title: Social (pragmatic) communication disorders and autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Changes have been made to the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), and similar changes are likely in the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) due in 2017. In light of these changes, a new clinical disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD), was added to the neurodevelopmental disorders section of DSM-5. This article describes the key features of ASD, SPCD and the draft ICD-11 approach to pragmatic language impairment, highlighting points of overlap between the disorders and criteria for differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Evelina, Newcomen Centre, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust, King's Health Partners, London, UK.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Courtenay Frazier
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Norbury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Child Psychiatry; Neurodevelopment