I can't really see the point of the article I am afraid. I have been diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome but could equally as well be diagnosed with high-functioning autism. I actually use both terms interchangeably because my experience has been the other diagnosed people I know have more in common than the ones who havent been diagnosed at all, regardless of diagnosis (Aspergers vs Autism). In otherwords, it seems to be dependant on the mood of the person doing the diagnosis and there ARE no clear cut boundaries as you state.
Add to that, that DSM V will ignore Aspergers completely and simply call it all autism and the world becomes a lot simpler.
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I can't really see the point of the article I am afraid. I have been diagnosed as having Asperger Syndrome but could equally as well be diagnosed with high-functioning autism. I actually use both terms interchangeably because my experience has been the other diagnosed people I know have more in common than the ones who havent been diagnosed at all, regardless of diagnosis (Aspergers vs Autism). In otherwords, it seems to be dependant on the mood of the person doing the diagnosis and there ARE no clear cut boundaries as you state.
March 25, 2010 - 10:28amAdd to that, that DSM V will ignore Aspergers completely and simply call it all autism and the world becomes a lot simpler.
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