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Evidence of a reduction over time in the behavioral severity of autistic disorder diagnoses.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Jan 2017
Whitehouse Andrew J O, Cooper Matthew N, Bebbington Keely, Alvares Gail, Lin Ashleigh, Wray John, Glasson Emma J
Abstract excerpt
The increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may in part be due to a shift in the diagnostic threshold that has led to individuals with a less severe behavioral phenotype receiving a clinical diagnosis. This study examined whether there were changes over time in the qualitative and quantitative phenotype of individuals who received the diagnosis of Autistic Disorder. Data were from a prospective...
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