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difference between diagnosis of asd and autism

mumtime

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the difference between a diagnosis of asd and just autism? Is autism a more specific diagnosis on the autistic spectrum? My son has been diagnosed with asd and am confused by all the different ways in which he has been described.

Thanks!

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  • The difference is purely academic. People with HFA tend to speak later than those with AS and have more autistic symptoms early on, but they improve dramatically and eventually there is next to nothing to distinguish the two categories. Asperger's syndrome is simply a form of High functioning autism, without the significant speech delays and early classic autism features. Temple Grandin, an American animal professor is HFA, but also often describes herself as AS.But she was very autistic in childhood, only to then make make massive improvements. Today she is exactly like a high functioning person with aspergers

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  • The difference is purely academic. People with HFA tend to speak later than those with AS and have more autistic symptoms early on, but they improve dramatically and eventually there is next to nothing to distinguish the two categories. Asperger's syndrome is simply a form of High functioning autism, without the significant speech delays and early classic autism features. Temple Grandin, an American animal professor is HFA, but also often describes herself as AS.But she was very autistic in childhood, only to then make make massive improvements. Today she is exactly like a high functioning person with aspergers

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