Did Asperger's Cases Have Asperger Disorder? A Research Note
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- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Vol. 38 (2) , 247-251
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb02354.x
Abstract
With publication of the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM—IV), standardized criteria for Asperger Disorder, a putative subtype of Pervasive Developmental Disorder, are now available. This paper examines the four cases Asperger originally presented in his seminal paper ( 1991/1944 ), using DSM-IV criteria to determine whether a diagnosis of Autistic or Asperger Disorder is most appropriate. We found that all four cases met DSM-IV criteria for Autistic Disorder, rather than Asperger Disorder. This suggests that the syndrome Asperger originally described may not be captured by present diagnostic criteria. Implications for future research are discussed.Keywords
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