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TPGA: IMFAR 2012: An Update on the ASD DSM-5 Recommendations

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

There is much discussion on the DSM 5 at IMFAR. This includes talks from Sue Swedo at the stakeholder’s lunch and a formal (and highly attended) conference talk The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism has four of their editors at the conference and has an article on the DSM 5 discussion. IMFAR 2012: An Update [...]

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Some first-hand reports from IMFAR

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Here are some reports that have been written on IMFAR so far. IMFAR is a three day conference, with one pre-conference day. Saturday (tomorrow) is the last day. Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism IMFAR 2012: Genetic Variants in ASD IMFAR 2012: On Communicating Autism Science Autism: Friendships in Adolescence from IMFAR 2012 IMFAR 2012 Press [...]

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The Implications of DSM V: Changes in Diagnostic Outcomes in An Adult Clinical Sample Re-Diagnosed According to the Proposed DSM V

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

The Implications of DSM V: Changes in Diagnostic Outcomes in An Adult Clinical Sample Re-Diagnosed According to the Proposed DSM V is a talk to be given at IMFAR on Saturday. Given the very high focus on the DSM V from the online autism community, I had hope that this study might shed some light [...]

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IMFAR 2012 begins

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

The International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) started on Wednesday with a press conference and a pre-conference program focused on stakeholders. I was fortunate to be able to attend last year, but not this year. I did call in to the press conference, though and it brought back some of the excitement for me. Before [...]

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