Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum. In ...

Learning the wiring diagram for autism spectrum disorders. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 07 / 200715095504.htm. UT Southwestern Medical Center.

One tool that practitioners have at their disposal, and that could help explain the autism spectrum in a non-linear way, is a pie chart, similar to the wheel of life used by some life coaches.

image: The illustration shows cerebellar cerebro-cortical circuits mediating autism spectrum disorder-relevant behaviors; specifically, modulation of Rcrus1 influences social behavior while ...