The proposed changes for DSM-5 for SLD and ADHD: international perspectives--Australia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States

J Learn Disabil. 2013 Jan-Feb;46(1):58-72. doi: 10.1177/0022219412464353.

Abstract

This article presents an international perspective of the proposed changes to the DSM-5 for learning disabilities (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) across ten countries: Australia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We provide perspectives of the present situation for youth with LD and youth with ADHD and describe the legislation, prevalence rates, and educational systems that serve students with disabilities in the respective countries. We also present a discussion of the expected impact of the proposed changes for the diagnosis of LD and ADHD in each country.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders*
  • Disabled Children* / education
  • Disabled Children* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Disabled Children* / statistics & numerical data
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Greece / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Internationality*
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Learning Disabilities / diagnosis*
  • Learning Disabilities / epidemiology
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Taiwan / epidemiology
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology