It includes a number of changes for childhood disorders, including new diagnoses such as social communication disorder and global developmental delay, and broadened criteria for learning disorders.

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Speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat any disorder related to speech-language communication, with about 50% working in educational services and the rest employed by health care and social assistance facilities.

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"The fact we've agreed to keep lines of communication open, even in difficult times and even when disorder ignites, is critically important, " he said.

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The DSM5 criteria has now narrowed down what use to be potentially 2027 combinations of criterion elements to meet just the criteria for autistic disorder down to 11 combinations, for one Autistic Spectrum Disorder where the mandatory 3 elements in the social communication criterion are described broadly per impairments in developing and maintaining peer appropriate relationships, social-emotional reciprocity, and non-verbal impairments.

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