Autism Diagnosis Criteria DSM-5 Autism Speaks
Autism Diagnosis Criteria DSM-5 Autism Speaks
Autism Diagnosis Criteria DSM-5 Autism Speaks
Autism Diagnosis
Criteria: DSM-5
Specify if:
Severe de!cits
in verbal and
nonverbal social
communication
skills cause
severe
impairments in
functioning, very
limited initiation
of social
In$exibility of
interactions, and
behavior, extreme
minimal
di#culty coping with
response to
change, or other
Level 3 social overtures
restricted/repetitive
"Requiring from others. For
behaviors markedly
very example, a
interfere with
substantial person with few
functioning in all
support” words of
spheres. Great
intelligible
distress/di#culty
speech who
changing focus or
rarely initiates
action.
interaction and,
when he or she
does, makes
unusual
approaches to
meet needs only
and responds to
only very direct
social
approaches
Marked de!cits
in verbal and
nonverbal social
communication
skills; social
impairments
apparent even
with supports in
In$exibility of
place; limited
behavior, di#culty
initiation of
coping with change, or
social
other
interactions; and
restricted/repetitive
reduced or
behaviors appear
Level 2 abnormal
frequently enough to
"Requiring responses to
be obvious to the
substantial social overtures
casual observer and
support” from others. For
interfere with
example, a
functioning in a
person who
variety of contexts.
speaks simple
Distress and/or
sentences,
di#culty changing
whose
focus or action.
interaction is
limited to
narrow special
interests, and
how has
markedly odd
nonverbal
communication.
Without
supports in
place, de!cits in
social
communication
cause noticeable
impairments.
Di#culty
initiating social
interactions, and
clear examples
of atypical or
unsuccessful
In$exibility of behavior
response to
causes signi!cant
social overtures
interference with
of others. May
functioning in one or
appear to have
Level 1 more contexts.
decreased
"Requiring Di#culty switching
interest in social
support” between activities.
interactions. For
Problems of
example, a
organization and
person who is
planning
able to speak in
hamper independence.
full sentences
and engages in
communication
but whose to-
and-fro
conversation
with others fails,
and whose
attempts to
make friends
are odd and
typically
unsuccessful.
Social (Pragmatic)
Communication Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria
A. Persistent di"culties in the social use of
verbal and nonverbal communication as
manifested by all of the following:
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