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

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Lai, M.-C., Lombardo, M. V., Chakrabarti, B. orcid id iconORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-7895 and Baron-Cohen, S. (2013) Subgrouping the autism "spectrum": reflections on DSM-5. PLoS Biology, 11 (4). e1001544. ISSN 1544-9173 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001544

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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.

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/32453
Identification Number/DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001544
Refereed Yes
Divisions Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN)
Interdisciplinary centres and themes > ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) Research Network
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Neuroscience
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience
Publisher Public Library of Science
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