The biggest culprit: the inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an ‘autism spectrum’ in the DSM 5.

The diagnosis for autism in adults is done through a series of in-person tests and observations, after the symptoms are discussed. The current DSM-5 criteria is what determines autism in adults.

and 20 to 50 percent of children with ADHD meet the criteria for autism. Clinicians can now provide a dual diagnosis for children with both conditions, per the DSM-5. Autism and ADHD can look very ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...

The DSM-5 replaced those categories with one overarching diagnosis: autism spectrum disorder. Such changes in the criteria likely resulted in additional people receiving an autism diagnosis.

While the definition included in the DSM-IV in 1994 listed out five different forms of autism, including one type called Asperger Syndrome, in 2013 the DSM-5 combined these forms into one single ...

Leo Kanner initially described ‘early infantile autism’ in a case series in ... in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV) criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2000).