Criteria Guide
Autism Spectrum Disorder DSM Criteria Guide
Use this page when the goal is to focus quickly on the DSM-style structure for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Criterion A
- Persistent deficits in social-emotional reciprocity are present.
- Persistent deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction are present.
- Persistent deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships are present.
Criterion B
- At least 2 restricted or repetitive behavior features are present, such as stereotyped movements or speech, insistence on sameness or inflexible routines, highly restricted interests, or hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input.
Criterion C
- Symptoms are present in the early developmental period.
Criterion D
- Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment.
Criterion E
- The disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability alone, although the two may co-occur.