Autism, Epilepsy and Self-Injurious Behavior: DSM-5 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Disaster

Autism, Epilepsy and Self-Injurious Behavior: DSM-5 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Disaster: "Has the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Lost It’s Collective Mind? Have the “36,000 Physician Leaders in mental health” ignored history? After all, decades of autism research show self-injurious behavior is a hallmark trait of severe autism.

Hundreds of research studies have been published on autism and self-injurious behavior. Hundreds of papers are written about autistics who present with self-injurious behavior. Thousands of experts have discussed the challenges of self-injury among autistics. Yet, today, you see no mention of self-injurious behavior in DSM-5 autism diagnosis."

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