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DSM-5 Update: Our Letter to the Revision Committee

Autism Speaks Voices Concerns to DSM-5 Work Group... More...

This Month in Review - May 2012

May was another big month here at Autism Speaks! Take some time to read what has been happening!

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Geri's DSM-5 Update from IMFAR

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DSM-5 Autism Day At IMFAR 2012

This blog post is by Harold Doherty. His son Conor has autism. Visit Harold's blog Facing Autism in New Brunswi... More...

Ritvo Swedo DSM5 Autism Shootout At The IMFAR Corral

This blog post is by Harold Doherty. His son Conor has autism. Visit Harold's blog Facing Autism in New Brunswick for more!

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Geri Dawson Discusses DSM-5 on NPR

Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., was interviewed by NPR on the latest study out on the DSM-5, the diagnostic manual for co... More...

Why Does Autism Matter to You?

The New York Post recently posted an OpEd that says autism is a false epidemic. The truth is, autism matters to us all. Let them know why autism matters!

Simply post, “----- is/am why autism matters,” a... More...

Transcript of Today's 'Office Hour' Webchat with Drs. Dawson

Thanks for joining today’s “Office Hour” webchat with Drs. Dawson and Horrigan... More...

MIXED EMOTIONS: Mother and Son Response to the DSM-5 Change

Editor’s note: In this blog, Wills and Monica share their feelings about the possibility that planned revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will cause him to “lose his diagnosis” of au... More...

LIVE Chat with Geri Dawson, PhD & Lisa Goring: DSM-5

Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, PhD and Family Services Vice President Lisa Goring hosted a LIVE Chat to address concerns sparked by this week's New York Times article on proposed revisions to the medical definition of autism spectrum disor... More...