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The Associated Press

Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

Don’t say “mental retardation” — the new term is “intellectual disability.” No more diagnoses of Asperger’s syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while “behavioral addictions” will be new to doctors’ dictionaries, “Internet addiction” didn’t make the cut.

Filed Under: autism spectrum, healthcare, intellectual disability, learning disability, psychiatric disability, public policy

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