apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement). Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g.strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests). Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g.extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day). Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g.
simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases). Stereotyped, or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g.Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive):.
Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive):.The current (fifth) edition, which was published in 2013, is commonly referred to as the “DSM-V.”ĭiagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is the main diagnostic reference used by mental health professionals and insurance providers in the United States.