The Decision is Final for DSM-V

12/04/2012 by Jennifer Leave a comment

Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM-IV-TR provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I’m disgusted. Not surprised but definitely disgusted. Sensory Processing Disorder was officially excluded from the fifth edition of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual).

Dr. Lucy Jane Miller of the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation wrote a message to members. Click below to read her letter.

Letter from Dr. Lucy Jane Miller

Final DSM 5 Approved by American Psychiatric Association… (psychcentral.com)
Asperger’s syndrome dropped from psychiatrists’ handbook the DSM (guardian.co.uk)

Author: Jennifer

Jennifer is a mom evolving as she navigates the waters of parenthood as well as having two children with sensory processing disorder and sharing her knowledge. She writes Mommy Evolution and The Sensory Spectrum.