PLoS Biology (Jan 2013)

Subgrouping the autism "spectrum": reflections on DSM-5.

  • Meng-Chuan Lai,
  • Michael V Lombardo,
  • Bhismadev Chakrabarti,
  • Simon Baron-Cohen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001544
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
p. e1001544

Abstract

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DSM-5 has moved autism from the level of subgroups ("apples and oranges") to the prototypical level ("fruit"). But making progress in research, and ultimately improving clinical practice, will require identifying subgroups within the autism spectrum.