A New Way of Thinking About Autism

• By: Eric London, MD NYS Institute for Basic Research
• July 1st, 2013
• brain biology, diagnosis, diagnostic criteria, DSM, mental health research, neurodevelopmental disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, research domain criteria
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On April 29, 2013 Dr. Thomas Insel, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), wrote on the NIMH Director’s Blog that the Institute will be re-orienting its research away from currently used diagnostic categories (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or “DSM”) and...