The Diagnosis of Autism: From Kanner to DSM-III to DSM-5 and Beyond. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In this paper we review the impact of DSM-III and its successors on the field of autism-both in terms of clinical work and research. We summarize the events leading up to the inclusion of autism as a "new" official diagnostic category in DSM-III, the subsequent revisions of the DSM, and the impact of the official recognition of autism on research. We discuss the uses of categorical vs. dimensional approaches and the continuing tensions around broad vs. narrow views of autism. We also note some areas of current controversy and directions for the future.

publication date

  • February 24, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8531066

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85101327707

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s10803-021-04904-1

PubMed ID

  • 33624215

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 51

issue

  • 12