Number of Kids with Autism May Drop Under New Criteria

The number of U.S. children estimated to have autism could decline as a result of new criteria to diagnose the condition, a new study suggests. The findings show that 81 percent of children in the study diagnosed with autism under the old criteria would still be classified as having the condition under the new criteria, which were released last year in the new edition of the psychiatric handbook ... via http://ift.tt/1jBcFCk