Journal article
Aging with autism spectrum disorder: an emerging public health problem
Abstract
From 1943, when Leo Kanner originally described autism, and to the first objective criteria for "infantile autism" in DSM-III and the inclusion of Asperger's disorder in DSM-IV, the subsequent classification scheme for autistic disorders has led to a substantial change with the 2013 issuance of the DSM-5 by including subcategories into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Baker, 2013). ASD is a lifelong neurodevelopmental …
Authors
Hategan A; Bourgeois JA; Goldberg J
Journal
International Psychogeriatrics, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 695–697
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1017/s1041610216001599
ISSN
1041-6102