Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin
is the Viola MacInnes/Independence professor and chair of Biobehavioral
Health Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing.
She is also the director of the university's Center for Autism and
Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiology.
"Will my child still qualify for a
diagnosis of autism?" This is the question on the minds of many parents
with children who have autism. The short answer is: Most likely, yes.
As an expert panel considers changing the definition of autism in the fifth edition
of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, parents
are expressing concerns about what this will mean. The manual is the
standard reference for the diagnosis of mental disorders and has an
important influence on insurance coverage, access to educational support
and therapeutic services, as well as research in the medical community.
But rather than debating whether the change is warranted or wise, we should focus on the effects.
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