The accurate diagnose is the precondition of effective intervention and services for autism spec-trum disorder,however it must rely on the scientific diagnostic criteria.The American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM)is one of the most widely used diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders at present.It provides important diagnostic basis for the field of basic and clinical neuroscience,cognitive and behav-ioral science and disability research.The major change of autism spectrum disorder diagnostic criteria in the newly-published DSM-5 include the combination of disorder classification,the simplification of diagnostic criteria and divi-sion according to the severity level.Affected by this,it made the prevalence,the clinical research as well as educa-tion and related social services something new.In the future,incorporation of the social-psychological factors,com-patible with ICD and localization of ASD diagnostic criteria may be the major field of the diagnostic and classified criteria of ASD series research.