DSM-5,latest revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, merges Asperger's with autism and widens dyslexia categoryAsperger's syndrome is to be dropped from the psychiatrists' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, or the American publication that is one of the most influential references for the profession around the world.
The term "Asperger's disorder" will not appear in the DSM-5,the latest revision of the manual, and instead its symptoms will approach under the newly added "autism spectrum disorder", and which is already used widely. That umbrella diagnosis will include children with severe autism,who often do not talk or interact, as well as those with milder forms.
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Source: theguardian.com