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Are asperger's syndrome and high functioning autism the same thing?
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YES IT IS HIGH FUNCT: Yes Asperger syndrome is a high functioning type of autism.
Answered 2/18/2015
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Essentially, yes: Kids with as sound like " little professors." they talk about favorite topics without conversational give-&-take( pragmatics) & without typical use of tempo, pitch & loudness (prosody). Kids with hfa struggle with language, but quickly figure out how to make something work by seeing & handling it. Both have "normal" full-scale iq, >70, & underlying deficits in processing social/emotional input.
Answered 12/9/2013
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AUTISM: Aspergers is no longer a diagnostic category. We only have Autism.
Answered 12/31/2020
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