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What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?
The Conversation
22/03/2024
Appears in Recent Faculty of Health Publications
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Abstract
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger’s while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as “autistic”. But what’s the difference?
Today, the previous diagnoses of “Asperger’s disorder” and “autistic disorder” both fall within the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD.
Autism describes a “neurotype” – a person’s thinking and information-processing style. Autism is one of the forms of diversity in human thinking, which comes with strengths and challenges.
When these challenges become overwhelming and impact how a person learns, plays, works or socialises, a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is made.
Details
- Title
- What’s the difference between autism and Asperger’s disorder?
- Creators
- Andrew Cashin - Southern Cross University, Nursing
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991013180413202368
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article