Help please? i want to know what are the differences between autism and asperger's?

Language ability: There is a wide spectrum of ability in autism, and the latest defnination from the dsm-5, lumps together autism and Asperger in the same group as ASD (autism spectrum disorder). This is not thought reasonable by all those in the autism community. In one sense the exact diagnosis is not as important as dealing with the symptoms of concern.

The same deficits : in reciprocal social interaction caused by lack of joint attention, facial recognition & theory of mind underlie all types of autism. Autistic Spectrum Disorder is now the diagnosis that "lumps" autism, AS & PDD-NOS in the DSM-V. There was a misperception that the old diagnosis of AS always implied superior cognitive skills. The DSM-IV required a "normal" IQ (> 70), not necessarily avg. or >.