Source: DSM-5-TR (2022), p. 62.
re: childhood vs adulthood symptoms
"Diagnostic criteria may be met when restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities WERE clearly present during CHILDHOOD or at some time in the PAST, EVEN IF SYMPTOMS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT."
re: NO universally accepted cut-off scores
"... the symptoms of ASD occur as DIMENSIONS without universally accepted CUTOFF scores for what would constitute a disorder. Thus, the diagnosis remains a CLINICAL one, taking all available information into account, and is not solely dictated by the score on a particular questionnaire or observation measure."
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