1. • American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Task Force. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5. 5th ed. Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Association; 2013. This publication specified the most current diagnostic criteria for ASD which grouped all of the subcategories of autism into a single disorder. It has led to updates in estimates of prevalence and recurrence risks for ASD.
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