Whats the difference between aspergers and autism?

Degree: Under the umbrella condition termed pervasive developmental disorders, there is a spectrum of severity where the least severe condition has been referred to as asperger's syndrome and the most severe end of the spectrum is severe autism.

Intellectual fuction: Aspergers and autism are both on different spectrums of a disorder. The main difference between them is that aspergers is associated with problemsmainly in social interractions but with normal iq.

AUTISM: Aspergers is no longer a diagnostic category - only Autism Spectrum Disorder.