爱斯柏格症被DSM-V正式归入了自闭症谱系

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上面的 New Proposed Diagnostic Criteria 部分还是DSM-IV 中关于AS的诊断标准。
新的DSM-V的草案，提出完全去掉针对 PDD-NOS 和 AS 的单独诊断，一起都放在新的孤独症谱系诊断标准之下。

Here are the proposed criteria:
    Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Must meet criteria 1, 2, and 3:

    1.  Clinically significant, persistent deficits in social communication and interactions, as manifest by all of the following:
    a.  Marked deficits in nonverbal and verbal communication used for social interaction:
    b.  Lack of social reciprocity;
    c.  Failure to develop and maintain peer relationships appropriate to developmental level

    2.  Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least TWO of the following:
    a.  Stereotyped motor or verbal behaviors, or unusual sensory behaviors
    b.  Excessive adherence to routines and ritualized patterns of behavior
    c.  Restricted, fixated interests

    3.  Symptoms must be present in early childhood (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities)

有评论员认为，按照这个新的孤独症谱系诊断标准草案，被诊断的儿童数目可能会越来越多。