Question what symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder is not in DSM-5 and ICD-11

[Oz67]

What are the symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder that is not in DSM-5 and ICD-11?

 

[Neonatal RRT]

This seems like an interesting and legitimate question. However, as we all know symptomatology varies within the autistic community,...not to mention the reality of diagnosed and undiagnosed co-morbidities that influence this. Symptomatology may or may not present itself even in the face of autism or these co-morbidities. Part of the difficulties with a "simple" diagnosis of autism is the current bias on symptomatology,...which can, in some cases, lead to a misdiagnosis.

Perhaps someday the medical community will agree upon some neurological standards by which autism can be identified. Symptoms are merely the results of biological functioning,...anatomy and physiology. Agree on the anatomy and physiology,...then,...discuss the resultant symptoms. We aren't quite there yet,...but the evidence is building. The exciting part for nerds like myself is that "we don't know what we don't know yet",...the type of mentality that drives us forward to answer more questions,...the type of mentality that understands the foolishness of claiming some understanding of a topic that one does not.

At this point, discussing these things beyond the known, established descriptions in the current DSM-5 and ICD-11 would only confuse the issue.