Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: In the latest medical classifications (DSM-5 and ICD-11), Asperger syndrome (AS) is no longer a separate nosological entity. It has been included in the category of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which has significantly affected the lack of differential diagnoses. This is not the best solution for people with ASD, as it does not take into account the clear distinctions between autism and Asperger syndrome despite the presence of similarities. In addition to the similarities, Asperger syndrome is also characterized by numerous differences from autism, and these are not limited to differences of a quantitative nature (the severity of the deficits present). The dominance of the categorical treatment of the phenomena, both in the DSM and the ICD, plays a major role in perpetuating the problem.
Author: Marta Korendo
Institution: Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402392093