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Speech Pathologists Educational Consultants Music Therapists Respite Workers Dieticians/Naturopaths
Service the children that need your services in our Region!
Nobi + Services is a platform to help connect Service Providers with Service Members. We're striving to provide you with the tools you need to provide high quality care regardless of how it's delivered.
Diagnostic Terminology The terminology, the words or terms we use to diagnose ASD, is constantly changing. As assessment tools are developed, the set of described behavior's are defined in new ways. There have been many changes made to the diagnostic terminology over time, and while it is important to know the history, what is most important is meeting the needs of people on the spectrum, and their families.
In Canada and the United States, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is widely used by clinicians and psychiatrists for the classification of mental disorders. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association published the fifth edition of this manual (DSM–5). Whereas under the previous editions of the manual, patients could be diagnosed with Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), DSM-5 now encompasses all four diagnoses under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Additionally, DSM-5 now groups communication and social interaction under a single domain.
Despite the changes to the diagnostic terminology, anyone who previously received a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified should still meet the criteria for ASD in DSM-5.
Changes to diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 + severity ratings based on level of support required
For more information about changes to the DSM-5 or the diagnostic criteria, please contact your local chapter or your local Service Navigator.
There may be no autistic person alive today more famous than Temple Grandin. The author and Colorado State University professor didn't begin speaking until she was almost four years old, and the doctors who diagnosed her recommended she be institutionalized.
Repetitive behaviors like hand-flapping, rocking, jumping, or twirling. Constant moving (pacing) and “hyper" behavior. Fixations on certain activities or objects. Specific routines or rituals (and getting upset when a routine is changed, even slightly) Extreme sensitivity to touch, light, and sound.
