Would it still be Asperger's in the UK?

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As I understand it, the DSM is created by the American organisation that deals with this stuff, but would the proposed changes affect the UK?

I suppose it will, at the moment the DSM-IV is used in the UK so I would imagine that they will also update to the DSM-V at some point.

The DSM is published by the American organization, but the membership of the committee responsible for updating it comes from countries around the globe. At one time I checked this and found on the DSM website the number of representatives from each country. I am sure the info is still there if you care to search for it.

I'm betting it'll still be like it is now.

Some places will use this set of criteria, whilst others will use a different set. Various institutions within the same city can use different sets of criteria, for example.

I'm betting they'll still use Gillberg's at Attwood's for AS, as I don't see them moving from the AS label.

My son was diagnosed in Scotland according the WHO ICD-10 criteria, not DSM.

ICD-10 and the DSM are pretty much the same thing though.

They are both about diagnosis, but they are completely separate books. ICD-10 is already in use (outside the US). The DSM-V hasn't even been printed yet.

How about if I say it like this:

AS in the ICD-10 and in the DSM-IV-TR are pretty much the same thing.