Question Autistic Disorder and other PDDs in the past

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Why do some people in the autistic community say that diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome or other Pervasive Developmental Disorders are not used anymore? Some countries and even in some places in USA can still use the old DSM version or old version or ICD. So why?

Because old criteria are rarely used for conducting new research and they reflect an older understanding of the related conditions that may not be compatible with the current legal landscape.

On the whole, professionals shouldn't be using those old diagnoses as even under the best case scenario is just leads to confusion and the criteria themselves indicate that you're not supposed to use the old ones once the new ones go into effect.

That actually makes sense.

I don't personally like it because sometimes there are gaps that are created as unintended consequences that weren't there in previously revisions, but there is a reason why there are standards about what is and isn't a particular condition or disorder.

The lack of research is one of the reasons why diagnoses get removed from the manuals. If they're not being actively researched, there isn't much point in having the diagnosis around as a large chunk of the point of having a diagnosis is for research and treatment purposes.

That makes even more sense.