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Autism Spectrum and Social Pragmatic Language Disorders

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The consolidation of the DSM-IV pervasive developmental disorders into the DSM-5 diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is reviewed. Furthermore, the establishment of social language pragmatic disorder, a condition which is somewhat similar to ASD, is also reviewed. Evidence that is presented related to the symptomology, etiology, course, and prognosis is also reviewed for both diagnoses and a case to be made for differential diagnosis.

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Livanis, A., Almodovar, D., Skolnik, E. (2017). Autism Spectrum and Social Pragmatic Language Disorders. In: Goldstein, S., DeVries, M. (eds) Handbook of DSM-5 Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57196-6_19

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