Potential impact of DSM-5 criteria on autism spectrum disorder prevalence estimates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The DSM-5 contains revised diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the DSM-IV-TR. Potential impacts of the new criteria on ASD prevalence are unclear.

Objective

To assess potential effects of the DSM-5 ASD criteria on ASD prevalence estimation by retrospectively applying the new criteria to population-based surveillance data collected for previous ASD prevalence estimation.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional, population-based ASD surveillance based on clinician review of coded behaviors documented in children's medical and educational evaluations from 14 geographically defined areas in the United States participating in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network in 2006 and 2008. This study include

SUBMITTER: Maenner MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4041577 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature