A proposed new definition of autism could exclude many people now classified as having the disorder. The Times talked to Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at the Yale School of ...
Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria ...
A new definition of autism may slow the rate of diagnosis and exclude many people from government programs that help them manage the disorder, The New York Times reported on Friday. “The proposed ...