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The Short Life of a Diagnosis

By Simon Baron-Cohen. A version of this article appeared in print on November 10, 2009 of the New York Times.

THE Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the bible of diagnosis in psychiatry, and is used not just by doctors around the world but also by health insurers.

Nine Questions

For Teachers, Professionals and "experienced" parents, this article discusses leading Autism experts discussing problems with existing descriptions of Autism and how to diagnose/describe Autism better!

At a Autism Conference (February 3-5, 2008), leading Autism experts asked...

nine questions:
* what are the core symptom domains in autism?
* how are fixated interests and stereotypes related to each other, to autism, and to obsessions and compulsions?
* how does the presentation of autism change across the lifespan?

Professor Michael Fitzgerald

"Michael Fitzgerald is Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin. He was the first Profesor Of Child Psychiartry in Ireland. A Clinical and Research Consultant to the Irish Society for Autism and an Honorary member of the Northern Ireland Institute of Human Relations, he has a doctorate in the area of autism and has been a researcher in this area since 1973. He trained at St. Patrick’s Hospital Dublin, Chicago Medical School, and The Maudsley Hospital and the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London.

Metal Health Ireland

"Mental Health Ireland is a national voluntary organisation which aims to promote positive mental health and to actively support persons with a mental illness, their families and carers by identifying their needs and advocating their rights.".

Psychiatry Online

Links to Psychiatry Journals, UK Psychiatry site.

The College of Psychiatry, Ireland

"From 1st January 2009, the College of Psychiatry of Ireland became the professional body for psychiatrists in Ireland, and will be the sole body recognised by the Medical Council and the HSE for Competence Assurance and Training in Psychiatry.".