A Review: Asperger Syndrome

[Historical and clinical review about Asperger syndrome].

Asperger Syndrome

Asperger Syndrome (also called Asperger Disorder) is a relatively new category of developmental disorder, the term having only come into more general use over the past fifteen years. Although a group of children with this clinical picture was originally and very accurately described in the 1940's by a Viennese pediatrician, Hans Asperger, Asperger Syndrome (AS) was "officially" recognized in th...

Asperger syndrome and clumsiness.

I read with interest the brief report by Ghaziuddin, Tsai, and Ghaziuddin (1992) in this journal referring to clumsiness in Asperger syndrome. The authors of that report cited a study from our center (Gillberg, 1989) and built some of their arguments around that citation. The authors cannot have read the paper they quote. They say that in the Gillberg (1989) study "a cutoff score of 15 and abov...

Asperger Syndrome Grows Up.PDF

This article introduces the "basic level reader" to Asperger Syndrome (AS), with primary emphasis placed upon adults. The first and longest part of the article reviews the diagnostic criteria for AS, and covers its manifestations under each of five primary characteristics. The second part of this article briefly reviews related medical conditions common to children and adults with AS. The third...

Asperger syndrome: an update.

This article provides an overview of the history and clinical features of Asperger syndrome, and considers guidelines for clinical assessment and treatment. A review of issues related to external validity is provided, which points out the limitations of current research, and lists several potentially beneficial areas of investigation into the nosologic status of the condition. It concludes with...