The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was released in 2013. The American Psychiatric Association, which publishes the manual, is now considering changes to the entry for intellectual disability. (Disability Scoop)

The American Psychiatric Association is considering altering the criteria for diagnosing intellectual disability in the widely-used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5). Some disability advocates have expressed concern that a proposed passage linking adaptive behavior to intellect, a relationship they say is unsupported by current research, could lead to underdiagnosis of intellectual disabilities.