Authoritative guidelines and tools from the organizations that set the standard for autism diagnosis and care.
🔬 Diagnostic
DSM-5-TR Autism Criteria
Current DSM-5-TR (2022) criteria for autism spectrum disorder, specifiers, and severity levels — plus APA's newly approved clarification of the Criterion A/B severity specifiers.
American Psychiatric Assoc.
📏 Assessment
ADOS-2 & ADI-R Gold Standards
Protocols and training resources for the two gold-standard diagnostic instruments — Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and Autism Diagnostic Interview.
WPS Publishing
💊 Treatments
AHRQ Review of Behavioral Interventions
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's comparative effectiveness review of behavioral interventions for children with ASD (CER No. 137, 2014) — still the most recent completed AHRQ review; a 2025 topic brief recommends an updated review of ABA.
AHRQ
🧠 ABA
BACB Practice Guidelines
The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (in force since 2022, minor 2024 revision), supervised fieldwork requirements, and practice standards from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
BACB
🏥 Healthcare
AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines
The American Academy of Pediatrics' current clinical report on identifying, evaluating, and managing autism in primary care (Hyman et al., Pediatrics, 2020), including universal screening at 18 and 24 months.
AAP Publications
📡 Research
INSAR & Autism Research Journal
International Society for Autism Research — the journal Autism Research, conference proceedings, and the global research community. INSAR 2027 meets May 18–21, 2027, in Cape Town, South Africa.
INSAR
🧬 Genetics
SFARI Gene Database
Comprehensive, expert-curated gene database with evidence scores linking specific genetic variants to autism, maintained by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative.
SFARI
🌍 Telehealth
CASP ABA Practice Guidelines (3rd ed.)
The Council of Autism Service Providers' Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of ASD, version 3.0 (2024) — dosage, treatment planning, caregiver involvement, and telehealth delivery.
CASP