TY - JOUR
AU - Schopler, Eric
AB - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 26, No. 1, 1996 Ask the Editor Are autism and Asperger syndrome (AS) different labels or different dis- abilities? m V. Z. If you compare these two categories as they are defined in DSM-IV, the main difference is that autistic disorder is defined by impaired com- munication, usually involving delayed development, while AS involves no significant language delay. This may be a clinically significant distinction, but it is not significant when AS is compared with high-functioning autism (HFA). Some researchers have attempted to show that AS is different from I-tFA because of the following characteristics: more clumsiness, pedantic speech, a higher full-scale IQ, or more impaired executive functioning. Characteristics like these, and others could be defined as AS distinguished from I-tFA. But what would be the point? For a disability to have its own classification it should have a distinct causal mechanism, a particular course, or intervention. No such meaningful feature has been shown to separate AS from HFA. Since no meaningful distinction has yet been es- tablished, what are the reasons or consequences for using a separate AS label? Lorna Wing reintroduced AS into the literature over 10 years ago. In 
TI - Are autism and Asperger syndrome (AS) different labels or different disabilities? — V. Z.
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DO - 10.1007/BF02276238
DA - 2005-11-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/are-autism-and-asperger-syndrome-as-different-labels-or-different-NS3a8KXRaU
SP - 109
EP - 110
VL - 26
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