ASD Test
Characteristics iiof iipseudoscience ii- iiAnswers ii-o iiUntestable ii(research iibreaks iitrust)
o iiHas iinot iichanged iidespite iievidence iiagainst iiit
o iiConfirming iievidence iihighlighted, iidisconfirming iievidence iiignored iior iiminimized
o iiRelies iilargely iion iianecdotal iievidence
o iiTreatment iiclaims iiincommensurate iiwith iievidence
o iiDisconnected iifrom iiwell-established iimodels
o iiGrandiose iioutcomes
o iiMakes iisense iionly iiwithin iia ii'vaguely iidescribed iiholistic iiframework
Describe iithe iirecent iichanges iiregarding iihow iiASD iiis iidiagnosed iiin iithe iiDSM ii5. ii-
iiAnswers ii-• iiThe iidiagnosis iiwill iibe iicalled iiAutism iiSpectrum iiDisorder ii(ASD), iiand
iithere iino iilonger iiwill iibe iisubdiagnoses ii(Autistic iiDisorder, iiAsperger iiSyndrome,
iiPervasive iiDevelopmental iiDisorder iiNot iiOtherwise iiSpecified, iiDisintegrative
iiDisorder).
• iiIn iiDSM-IV, iisymptoms iiwere iidivided iiinto iithree iiareas ii(social iireciprocity,
iicommunicative iiintent, iirestricted iiand iirepetitive iibehaviors). iiThe iinew iidiagnostic
iicriteria iihave iibeen iirearranged iiinto iitwo iiareas: ii1) iisocial iicommunication/interaction,
iiand ii2) iirestricted iiand iirepetitive iibehaviors. iiThe iidiagnosis iiwill iibe iibased iion
iisymptoms, iicurrently iior iiby iihistory, iiin iithese iitwo iiareas.
Social iicommunication iidisorder iidiagnostic iicriteria ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiDiagnosis iiof iiSCD
iishould iinot iioccur iiuntil ii4-5 iiyears
• iiDifficulties iiwith iisocial iicommunication iibut iino iiRRBs iipresent
Difficulties iimust iinot iibe iiattributable iito iianother iimedical iior iineurological iicondition iior
iito iilow iiabilities iiin iithe iidomains iiof iiword iistructure iior iigrammar
Functional iicommunication iiis... ii- iiAnswers ii-o iiFlexible ii= iiused iiin iimultiple iicontexts
o iiCommunicative ii= iito iiconvey iia iimessage
o iiSpontaneous ii= iinon-imitative
o iiReferential ii= iirefers iito iiobjects, iiactions, iiideas
repetitive iispeech ii- iiAnswers ii-is iithe iirepetition iiof iiwords, iiphrases, iiintonation, iior
iisounds iiof iithe iispeech iiof iiothers, iisometimes iitaken iifrom iimovies, iibut iialso
iisometimes iitaken iifrom iiother iisources iisuch iias iifavorite iibooks iior iisomething
iisomeone iielse iihas iisaid
repetitive iimotor iimovements ii- iiAnswers ii-are iirecurring iimannerisms iior iiposturing iiof
iithe iibody. iiThey iiinclude iihand iiflapping, iifinger iitwisting iior iiflicking, iirubbing iior
Characteristics iiof iipseudoscience ii- iiAnswers ii-o iiUntestable ii(research iibreaks iitrust)
o iiHas iinot iichanged iidespite iievidence iiagainst iiit
o iiConfirming iievidence iihighlighted, iidisconfirming iievidence iiignored iior iiminimized
o iiRelies iilargely iion iianecdotal iievidence
o iiTreatment iiclaims iiincommensurate iiwith iievidence
o iiDisconnected iifrom iiwell-established iimodels
o iiGrandiose iioutcomes
o iiMakes iisense iionly iiwithin iia ii'vaguely iidescribed iiholistic iiframework
Describe iithe iirecent iichanges iiregarding iihow iiASD iiis iidiagnosed iiin iithe iiDSM ii5. ii-
iiAnswers ii-• iiThe iidiagnosis iiwill iibe iicalled iiAutism iiSpectrum iiDisorder ii(ASD), iiand
iithere iino iilonger iiwill iibe iisubdiagnoses ii(Autistic iiDisorder, iiAsperger iiSyndrome,
iiPervasive iiDevelopmental iiDisorder iiNot iiOtherwise iiSpecified, iiDisintegrative
iiDisorder).
• iiIn iiDSM-IV, iisymptoms iiwere iidivided iiinto iithree iiareas ii(social iireciprocity,
iicommunicative iiintent, iirestricted iiand iirepetitive iibehaviors). iiThe iinew iidiagnostic
iicriteria iihave iibeen iirearranged iiinto iitwo iiareas: ii1) iisocial iicommunication/interaction,
iiand ii2) iirestricted iiand iirepetitive iibehaviors. iiThe iidiagnosis iiwill iibe iibased iion
iisymptoms, iicurrently iior iiby iihistory, iiin iithese iitwo iiareas.
Social iicommunication iidisorder iidiagnostic iicriteria ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiDiagnosis iiof iiSCD
iishould iinot iioccur iiuntil ii4-5 iiyears
• iiDifficulties iiwith iisocial iicommunication iibut iino iiRRBs iipresent
Difficulties iimust iinot iibe iiattributable iito iianother iimedical iior iineurological iicondition iior
iito iilow iiabilities iiin iithe iidomains iiof iiword iistructure iior iigrammar
Functional iicommunication iiis... ii- iiAnswers ii-o iiFlexible ii= iiused iiin iimultiple iicontexts
o iiCommunicative ii= iito iiconvey iia iimessage
o iiSpontaneous ii= iinon-imitative
o iiReferential ii= iirefers iito iiobjects, iiactions, iiideas
repetitive iispeech ii- iiAnswers ii-is iithe iirepetition iiof iiwords, iiphrases, iiintonation, iior
iisounds iiof iithe iispeech iiof iiothers, iisometimes iitaken iifrom iimovies, iibut iialso
iisometimes iitaken iifrom iiother iisources iisuch iias iifavorite iibooks iior iisomething
iisomeone iielse iihas iisaid
repetitive iimotor iimovements ii- iiAnswers ii-are iirecurring iimannerisms iior iiposturing iiof
iithe iibody. iiThey iiinclude iihand iiflapping, iifinger iitwisting iior iiflicking, iirubbing iior
