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Updating under DSM5

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Has anybody updated to the autism under DSM5?

I seem to have a road block. I have asked the psychologist to update the PDD-NOS label under the DSM5 and they said they could not do it with the insurance. The school district has not called me back. I did leave a voice mail. I am waiting 6-9 months to get a formal eval from the University hospital. And this all just to get ABA service for DS. I called the ABA services and they said they knew of a place with a 2 month wait but the psychologist is getting surgery.

Ugh to all this!
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Re: Updating under DSM5

  • mommyof4boysmommyof4boys member
    I was at a conference the other week. One of the doctors involved and she said the same thing as Auntie. She also said they included sensory needs within the dx because they saw many kids with ASD have sensory needs. A new eval isn't necessary.
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    -auntie- said:
    The APA work group that made the changes to the DSM-5 that abolished the other dxs strongly suggested that those individuals who met the criteria for Aspergers and PDD-Nos be grandfathered in under Autism. Not sure whether that plan was actually adopted.
    I attended a workshop on this with one of the DSM-5 authors in June. They did. It's tacked onto the DSM-5 language for ASD and is reflected in this technical advisory for MA: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/advisories/14_1ta.html

    "This diagnostic name change may be alarming to parents of students with these current diagnoses who worry that their children's eligibility for special education services will be affected based solely on the DSM-5 changes. It is important to note, however, that the DSM-5 Committee stated that all individuals who currently have a DSM-4 diagnosis of Asperger's Disorder, PDD-NOS, or Autistic Disorder should be given the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This technical change in diagnostic category in the DSM-5 will not alter a student's current eligibility status or IEP, in part because there is no substantive change in the DSM-5 with respect to the criteria for each disorder, but also because special education eligibility and IEP determinations are based on federal and state special education regulations, which include definitions of 'disability' for purposes of special education eligibility."
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