Some concerns with diagnostic criteria C for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Social (Pragmatic) and other Commutation Disorders
Diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder:
A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social
interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by all of
the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative,
not exhaustive; see text):
1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for
example, from abnormal social approach and failure of
normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of ...