A description of a condition labeled Asperger's syndrome first appeared in 1981. Different people had done research on the condition since then, but symptoms were not clearly described until 1989-1991 by several different researchers. DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. In 1994, Asperger's Syndrome was added to the DSM. Until a condition appears in the DSM, it does not receive much recognition in the US. Before that, it was sometimes called "autistic psychopathy", "schizoid disorder of childhood", "atypical autism", "social skills learning disability", "nonverbal learning disability", or whichever trait seemed to be causing the most difficulty, such as obsessive-compulsiveness. This breaks the criteria into six categories:
* impaired social interaction * restricted repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities * impaired social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning * no delay in language development * no delay in cognitive development * does not meet criteria for other pervasive developmental disorders or schizophrenia disorders
The European equivalent of the DSM published by the World Health Organization is known as the ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems). It included Asperger's Syndrome in the 1992 publication. This breaks the criteria into four categories:
* no delay in language or cognitive development * abnormalities in reciprocal social interaction * intense, circumscribed interest or restricted repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities * does not meet criteria for other pervasive developmental disorders, schizophrenia disorders, or several other disorders Lars Christopher Gillberg has done significant research on autism and Asperger's Syndrome, and the criteria he developed is considered by those who actually work with children to be more accurate. It was published in 1989. He has six categories of criteria:
* social impairments * narrow interests * repetitive routines * speech and language abnormalities * non-verbal communication problems * motor clumsiness Peter Szatmari also proposed diagnostic criteria for Asperger's Syndrome in 1989. He has four categories of criteria:
* social isolation * impaired social interaction * impaired non-verbal communication * speech and language peculiarities M. S. Garnett and Tony Attwood developed a questionnaire to identify Asperger's Syndrome, which is known as The Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome, which was published in 1997. It has a checklist divided into six categories: social and emotional abilities, communication skills, cognitive skills, specific interests, movement skills, and other characteristics.
Tony Attwood's and Carol Gray's criteria is listed as "discovery criteria", rather than diagnostic criteria, because it focuses on the strengths of a person with AS. It looks at Asperger's Syndrome from a different point of view.
Links for each set of diagnostic criteria are below.
autism, ADHD
Nothing. The term autism is not an acronym like ADHD or PTSD.
Usually you are born with autism adhd and ocd , But peopel with autism also tend to have adhd and ocd
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Me and my sis. Not the rest. My friend Evelyn has ADHD.
No. They are both neurological disorders, however autism is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is characterized by inattention, lethargy, disorganization, procrastination, forgetfulness, and easy distractedness.
No, autism isn't worse today than it was 20 years ago. There are ore diagnosed cases today due to increased awareness and changes in diagnostic criteria, but nothing to say there's an increase in autism or that it's 'worse' today than it was previously.
Those conditions are all commonly comorbid of autism spectrum disorders, so it is possible.
Neither. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is thought to be a neurological syndrome that is categorized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. See related question link for more information.
Trouble speaking can be part of ADD ADHD and Autism, and a lot more. ADD and ADHD both have do to with Stuttering, not really trouble speaking. Autism can affect speech. If you have any questions about Autistic Children then email me at ijm9098@gmail.com I have tons of experience with Autistic children.
As far as we can tell there has been no increase in actual instances of ADHD or Autism, but here has been an increase in diagnoses of ADHD - probably due to improved training of physicians.There may be an appearance of increased ADHD or Autism because:Most people are not really experts on ADHD or Autism and cannot distinguish between these conditions and simple bad behavior by otherwise healthy children.Increased societal breakdown - especially increasing breakdown of the family support structure and the resulting loss of mentoring, nurturing and discipline provided in families - has led to significant increase in bad behavior in children. Coupled with the inability of most people to tell the difference between "brats" and those afflicted with ADHD or Autism spectrum disorders it makes it appear that these afflictions are increasing.
Yes. Having cancer, Heart Murmurs, Autism and ADHD is independent of drinking water.