Whether you are a parent about to begin the evaluation process, or one whose child requires re-evaluation, this website is designed to help you navigate the diagnostic and classification changes to ensure that your child's social, emotional, and cognitive well-being is considered.
Click on the "Start" button above to find out how changes to the ASD criteria will impact your child. Use the"next" buttons or use the navigation toolbar at the top of each page as a guide.
Autism Spectrum Disorders and the DSM-5
One in every eighty-eight children has an autism spectrum disorder (CDC, 2008). If your child is one of the many diagnosed, this statistic represents a very real personal experience.
Keeping informed about diagnostic changes to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a crucial part of ensuring that your child receives the educational and therapeutic resources he or she needs. The release of the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or the DSM-5, earlier this year greatly impacted the evaluation process for children on the autism spectrum.
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