by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Recently, the parent of a young adult with ASD brought to my attention a diagnostic instrument that has received some attention in the press, following a presentation at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in May. The Autism Mental Status Examination (AMSE)...
by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The publication of DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) saw the introduction of a new diagnostic label into the psychiatric ‘bible’, “Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder” (SCD; see Table 1). As we warily approach this new entity, we might first...
by teebark | Oct 29, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) appeared in bookstores last week and pre-ordered copies arrived in the mail. For those who followed the DSM draft versions over the past year, the published Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic criteria...
by teebark | Oct 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
While those of us afflicted by maleness have long been aware that we are, sadly, the weaker sex with respect to sociability and emotional acumen, only relatively recently have clinicians and researchers concluded that a similar pattern exists in people with ASD; a...
by teebark | Oct 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
In 1987 Ivar Lovaas published the first comprehensive report of the outcomes of his intensive behavioral intervention for young children with autism (<46 months of age). Lovaas reported that, at the end of treatment, “47% of the experimental group achieved normal...
by teebark | Sep 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
The presence of sensory differences is often included in the description of features related to autism spectrum disorders. Such differences are now included in the DSM-5 criteria for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder as an instance of restricted, repetitive...
