Two questions: what are the likes and differences between aspergers and autism? and, how is each treated?

It depends : Aspergers has also been called high functioning autism which means they are both autism spectrum disorders. Difficulties with the subtleties of language and social interactions are often the biggest area of difficulty for someone with aspergers, although sensory issues, mood and anxiety disorders can coexist. Some treatments may overlap such as sensory integration and behavioral interventions.

Aspergers autism : Think of autism as extreme aspergers. Autism typically severe language delays and cognitive impairment. Here is a video about aspergers. http://youtu.be/xg1ngp1ngds.

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 >.