In this months Wired there is an article called 'Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness' that references the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that is currently undergoing revision to version 5. The definition of autism has changed through the first 4 versions to create a broader definition of autism hence the higher rates of diagnosis. The article is at http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_dsmv/all/1
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In this months Wired there is an article called 'Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness' that references the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that is currently undergoing revision to version 5. The definition of autism has changed through the first 4 versions to create a broader definition of autism hence the higher rates of diagnosis. The article is at http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_dsmv/all/1