I write in response to the recent Editorials, “DSM-5 Conceptualization of Autistic Disorders,” (Skuse
2012) the “Commentary from the DSM-V Workgroup on Neurodevelopmental Disorders” (Swedo et al.
2012) and the study on the “Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Spectrum,” (McPartland et al.
2012). I would like to express my perspective as a community based clinician who has directed a therapeutic group program for young children with Asperger’s Disorder, PDD-NOS, and related disorders. (Leventhal-Belfer and Coe
2004; Leventhal-Belfer et al.
2012. …