For most things, but ASD is still a work in progress.
Europe, specifically EU and the EEC, follow the World Health Organization. The medical sources for ASD will then be the ICD (International Classification of Diseases). This thing. It’s still basically on ICD version 10, which was written in the 1980s and first official version was released in May 1990. This classifies Autism as a disorder with “bizarre motor behavior and social coldness in children age 3 or below” and recommending “behavioral therapy” as a treatment. source. It also has Aspberger as “A childhood disorder predominately affecting boys and similar to autism”.
Anyway, WHO finally managed to move on up to officially adopt ICD 11 in 2022. This has a description of ASD that is more on the level of DSM-V and basic human fucking decency. Does that mean we are on ICD 11 now? Not really. Rollout takes time. National medical services have started making the localized versions needed for the ICD 11 to work in each country, along with translations etc. This is not in place everywhere yet.
Then there is doctors and psychiatrists who need to catch up to the changes. Specialits are very on the ball, fortunately, but General Practicioner doctors are not. Understandably so as they have “everything” they need to deal with and stay up to date on. It’ll take many years before a general doctor, general psychiatrist, or school nurse can be expected to understand ASD on a modern level.
Probably in the US there is no help, but in other countries, especially in Europe, there definitely is.
For most things, but ASD is still a work in progress.
Europe, specifically EU and the EEC, follow the World Health Organization. The medical sources for ASD will then be the ICD (International Classification of Diseases). This thing. It’s still basically on ICD version 10, which was written in the 1980s and first official version was released in May 1990. This classifies Autism as a disorder with “bizarre motor behavior and social coldness in children age 3 or below” and recommending “behavioral therapy” as a treatment. source. It also has Aspberger as “A childhood disorder predominately affecting boys and similar to autism”.
Anyway, WHO finally managed to move on up to officially adopt ICD 11 in 2022. This has a description of ASD that is more on the level of DSM-V and basic human fucking decency. Does that mean we are on ICD 11 now? Not really. Rollout takes time. National medical services have started making the localized versions needed for the ICD 11 to work in each country, along with translations etc. This is not in place everywhere yet.
Then there is doctors and psychiatrists who need to catch up to the changes. Specialits are very on the ball, fortunately, but General Practicioner doctors are not. Understandably so as they have “everything” they need to deal with and stay up to date on. It’ll take many years before a general doctor, general psychiatrist, or school nurse can be expected to understand ASD on a modern level.