Fwd: New Study: DSM5 reduces autism dagnoses in toddlers by 48%

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DollyBegin forwarded message:Date: June 12, 2012 1:15:48 PM CDTTo: "Dolly " Subject: New Study: DSM5 reduces autism dagnoses in toddlers by 48%Reply-To: "Autism Action Network (A-CHAMP)"

New Study: DSM5 reduces autism dagnoses in toddlers by 48%

DSM5 reduces toddlers' autism diagnoses by 48%More InfoNew Study from LSU FYI. A couple months ago a study came out of Yale University that showed an overall 55% reduction in the number of people with an autism diagnosis using the new autism diagnostic criteria proposed for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, (DSM5) slated for adoption next spring. Now another study has been published,

this one by researchers at Louisiana State University, that found a 48% reduction in the number of toddlers with an autism diagnosis using the DSM5

criteria.Can you imagine the number of children who will be denied early intervention services if the DSM5 is adopted? This is a disaster in the making.AAN is working hard to stop the DSM5. Please share this email with friends and family and please post to Facebook and other social networks. This is the abstract for the LSU study:Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 2012;15(3):185-90. DSM-IV vs DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for toddlers with Autism. Matson JL, Kozlowski AM, Hattier MA, Horovitz M, Sipes M. Source Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, LA , USA.Abstract Purpose: To evaluate prevalence rates of autism and autism symptomatology in toddlers using DSM-IV vs DSM-5 criteria. Method: Two thousand seven hundred and twenty-one

toddlers at risk for a developmental disability participated. DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria were applied and overall prevalence using each set of criteria was established. Groups were also

compared on BISCUIT-Part 1 scores to determine if groups differed on autism symptomatology. Results: DSM-5 resulted in 47.79% fewer toddlers being diagnosed with ASD compared to those on the DSM-IV. Toddlers diagnosed according to DSM-5 exhibited greater levels of autism symptomatology than those diagnosed with DSM-IV, but the latter group still exhibited significant levels of autism symptomatology.Conclusion: The proposed DSM-5 will result in far fewer persons being diagnosed with ASD. These results replicate findings from two previous studies, with older children/adolescents and adults. As a result of these new criteria, far fewer people will qualify for needed autism services. PMID: 22582849[PubMed - in process]

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