A 32-year-old member asked:
What is the difference between high functioning autism and aspergers?
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Dr. Frank Gaskillanswered
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 26 years experience
Aspergers: There is really no such thing as high functioning autism. Watch these two videos to get a better understanding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg1ngp1ngds
http://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=f5sfe6dqhro.
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Dr. Johanna Frickeanswered
Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience
In truth, HFA has: never been a separate diagnostic category. The DSM-V diagnosis Autistic Spectrum Disorder includes autism, Asperger syndrome & pdd-nos. Because core deficits - lack of theory of mind, facial recognition, & joint attention- impair social reciprocity & social communication in all who have ASD, the degree of impairment determines appropriate behavioral, social & educational interventions.
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Dr. Judith Tellermananswered
Clinical Psychology 44 years experience
AUTISM: Aspergers is no longer a diagnostic category. We only have Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Dr. Johanna Frickeanswered
Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience
Not much: "autistic disorder"will include as, pdd-nos & autism. Kids with as may sound like " little professors, "talk about favorite topics without conversational give-and-take( pragmatics) and without typical use of tempo, pitch & loudness (prosody). Kids with hfa struggle with language, but may quickly figure out how to make something work by seeing & handling it. Both have "normal" full-scale iq, >70.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What is the difference between high functional autism and aspergers?
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Dr. Lisa Rankinanswered
ADHD and Autism 27 years experience
Very Similar : The two entities are often used interchangeably but that is not always accurate. Some patients with high functioning autism actually have the diagnosis of pdd- nos ( pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified). Historically patients with asperger's have had communication and social skills deficits as their main areas of difficuties. This too is an oversimplification in many cases.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
I want to know what is the difference between "aspergers" and "high functioning autism"?
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Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Probably....: .....Different names for the same condition. Remember that the earlier diagnosis is made and proper therapy begun, the better the long term prognosis.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What is worse: aspergers syndrome, or high-functioning autism?
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Dr. Johanna Frickeanswered
Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience
The strengths and: Weaknesses in a child with autism who has a full-scale iq > 70, are such that they tend to have more difficulty in the american school system, in which most of the teaching is language-based. Many have non- verbal iq's of 90 or >, but low- or below- average verbal iq. Some, but not all, children with as have the opposite, with fsiq > 70 but lower non-verbal abilities. Both lack theory of mind.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What is high functioning autism?
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Dr. Alfredo Sotoanswered
Psychiatry 28 years experience
Not a diagnosis: The term "high functioning autism" is a term usually referring to individuals who have some but not all symptoms of autism. It is not truly a diagnosis and usually covers a large spectrum of people who do not have autism but have many similar symptoms, such as social awkwardness, a need for extreme structure in their lives and difficulties with reading others' emotional cues.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Could aspergers/high functioning autism be a type of developmental delayment?
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Dr. Anthony Vertinoanswered
Clinical Psychology 25 years experience
Yes: Autism is considered and diagnosed by a series of developmental delays, such as speech and social interaction, But global delays may be a part of the disorder as well.
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