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Proposed autism diagnostic causes controversy

February 7, 2012, 10:55 am by New York Daily News - Health

A proposal to use new diagnostic criteria for autism has roiled the medical community, with many experts concerned that the move could exclude children affected by some forms of the disorder.

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