Change in Autism Diagnoses Prior to and Following the Introduction of DSM-5

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Bent, C., Barbaro, J., & Dissanayake, C. (2016). Change in Autism Diagnoses Prior to and Following the Introduction of DSM-5. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(1), 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2942-y

Publication date: 11 Nov 2016 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1 / 3 (33.3%)
  1. Catherine Bent
  2. Josephine Barbaro *
  3. Cheryl Dissanayake

Abstract

Change over time in the age and number of children registered for autism-specific funding was examined, prior to and following introduction of the revised diagnostic criteria (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-fifth edition; DSM-5). De-identified data for 32,199 children aged under 7 years between 2010 and 2015 was utilised. Fluctuations were evident in the frequency and age of diagnoses, with slight increases in age of diagnosis corresponding with increases in frequency of diagnoses. The incidence of autism increased from 2010 to 2013, and then plateaued to 2015. A significant trend-relative reduction in the number of children registered to receive autism-specific funding was evident post 2013, suggesting the more stringent DSM-5 criteria may have curbed the trend of increasing diagnoses over time.

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39
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5
4 / 47 (8.5%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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41 / 47 (87.2%)
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5
53 / 237 (22.4%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 184 / 237 (77.6%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
5 / 237 (2.1%)
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