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...
by teebark | Jul 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
A paper by Robins et al. appeared in the January 2014 issue of the journal Pediatrics, reporting the first published data for a revised version of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) screening instrument and follow-up interview. In this commentary,...
by teebark | Jan 2, 2014 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Just released this month is a new report on evidence-based intervention practices for individuals with ASD, compiled by a group from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Wong et al., 2013). Entitled...
by teebark | Mar 2, 2013 | Dr. Oswald's Corner
Parents, educators, and clinicians interested in people with autism have faced the upcoming release of DSM 5 (in May 2013) with a variety of reactions ranging from apathy to outrage. As has been widely reported, the DSM 5 system includes only the global diagnosis,...
