SPM and SPM-2 Quick Tips Case Study: What’s Behind Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom?

On March 18, 2022, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) updated the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Under criterion A, which describes differences in social communication and social interaction, the phrase “as manifested by the following” has been revised to read “as manifested by all of the following.”