Autism Dsm 5

In the Feb. 1 New York Times there is a telling op-ed by Benjamin Nugent, a successful writer and a "recovered" Asperger's patient. Mr. Nugent abruptly and spontaneously outgrew his disease right after college and has lived happily ever after.

There may indeed be drawbacks to the proposed DSM V definition of autism, but by including only a single category of autism, it does emphasize this initial moment of togetherness.