OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity of proposed
DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD: We analyzed symptoms from …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the potential impact of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic
criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD: The study focused on a sample of 933 …

Controversy exists regarding the DSM-5 criteria for ASD. This study tested the psychometric
properties of the DSM-5 model and determined how well it performed across different …

OBJECTIVE: To use confirmatory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the proposed
DSM-5 symptom model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison to alternative …

Objective The latest definitions of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) were specified in DSM-
IV-TR in 2000. DSM-5 criteria are planned for 2013. Here, we estimated the prevalence of …

The transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sparked
considerable concern about the potential implications of these changes. This study was …

Background Introduction of proposed criteria for DSM‐5 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
has raised concerns that some individuals currently meeting diagnostic criteria for Pervasive …

The proposed DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) depart substantially from
the previous DSM-IV criteria. In this file review study of 131 children aged 2–12, previously …

Importance TheDSM-5contains revised diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) from theDSM-IV-TR. Potential impacts of the new criteria on ASD prevalence are …

This paper extensively and comprehensively reviews the literature on epidemiology of
autism focusing on the prevalence rates of Autistic Disorder (AD) and Autism Spectrum …