A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome: The Short Reign of a Troublesome Diagnosis
| Autor: | Bernardo eBarahona-Correa, Carlos Nunes Filipe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Nosology
medicine.medical_specialty Psychotherapist Mini Review autism spectrum disorders lcsh:BF1-990 nosology Autistic spectrum DSM-5 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Asperger Syndrome Psychiatry General Psychology 05 social sciences medicine.disease psychopathology Social relation lcsh:Psychology Asperger syndrome Autism Communication skills 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 6 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| Popis: | First described in 1944 by Hans Asperger (1944), it was not before 1994 that Asperger Syndrome (AS) was included in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, only to disappear in the Manual’s fifth edition in 2013. During its brief existence as a diagnostic entity, AS aroused immense interest and controversy. Similar to patients with autism, AS patients show deficits in social interaction, inappropriate communication skills, and interest restriction, but also display a rich variety of subtle clinical characteristics that for many distinguish AS from autism. However, difficulties operationalising diagnostic criteria and differentiating AS from autism ultimately led to its merging into the unifying category of Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Here we briefly review the short history of this fascinating condition. |
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