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Michigan class action settlement on autism treatment hailed as landmark case
In what plaintiffs lawyers are calling a landmark autism case, a Michigan insurance company has agreed to reimburse at least 100 families for costs involving treatments for their autistic children.

Asperger's Likely To Be Left Out Of New DSM

This blog from Disabilityscoop presents an explanation of both sides of the discussion about whether Asperger Syndrome will be included as a diagnosis in the new DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual that lists the characteristics that clinicians use to diagnose autism spectrum disorders and other diagnoses.