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High-functioning autism is characterized by features similar to those of Asperger syndrome. The defining characteristic recognized by psychologists is a significant delay in the development of early speech and language skills, before the age of three years. [ 12] The diagnostic criteria of Asperger syndrome exclude a general language delay.
Hans Asperger. Asperger syndrome ( AS ), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a term formerly used to describe a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. [ 5]
A 2007 meta-analysis of 55 studies of school-based social skills intervention found that they were minimally effective for children and adolescents with ASD, [74] and a 2007 review found that social skills training has minimal empirical support for children with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism. [75]
Gerstmann syndrome. Gerstmann syndrome is a neuropsychological disorder that is characterized by a constellation of symptoms [ 1] that suggests the presence of a lesion usually near the junction of the temporal and parietal lobes at or near the angular gyrus. Gerstmann syndrome is typically associated with damage to the inferior parietal lobule ...
Anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear [ 2] such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired. [ 2] Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, easy ...
According to the DSM-5-TR (2022), in order to receive a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, one must present with "persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities." [ 3] These behaviors must begin in early childhood and affect one's ability to ...
Atypical depression is defined in the DSM -IV as depression that shares many of the typical symptoms of major depressive disorder or dysthymia but is characterized by improved mood in response to positive events. In contrast to those with atypical depression, people with melancholic depression generally do not experience an improved mood in ...
Holly Madison recently learned that she is on the autism spectrum. “I’ve been suspicious of it for a while because my mom told me that she was always suspicious that that was a thing ...