looking at the difference between Autism, Autism Spectrum, Asperger’s Syndrome and High functioning.

 

According to my research on the internet we are looking at three forms of Autism but then we are not, which I know is confusing.

Explaining the difference between Asperger Syndrome and Autism is not an easy one. The research about Autism Spectrum keeps on changing.

 

How did Asperger Syndrome come about?

 

n 1944, Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician, published the first scientific study of children with autism. He also described some of his patients to have similar symptoms. His patients had normal to high intelligence, but they lacked social skills. Their interests were limited.

In 1981, British psychiatrist Lorna Wing published a series of case studies where she coined the term “Asperger Syndrome.”

In 1994, Asperger’s Syndrome was included in the fourth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).

In 2003, the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP) was formed to be an organization run by people with Asperger’s Syndrome and ASD.

In 2013, Asperger’s Syndrome and certain other separate types of autism were gathered under the umbrella diagnosis of “Autism Spectrum Disorder” in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V).