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I have a three and half year old son who I am 99% sure has Aspergers. I haven't picked up the phone to the GP yet and so thus far there is nothing on his medical record. We have private health insurance through AXA and have not paid for the mental health option. Is Aspergers classed as a Neurological or Psychiatric issue? ie ought I add the mental health option before I talk to the GP? 

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  • Asperger's (AS) is no longer used as a diagnostic term. It is now Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without an accompanying intellectual impairment.

    It's confusing because ASD is classified as a neurodevelopmental condition, but a diagnosis is made using criteria from The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which suggests it is a psychiatric disorder.

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  • Asperger's (AS) is no longer used as a diagnostic term. It is now Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without an accompanying intellectual impairment.

    It's confusing because ASD is classified as a neurodevelopmental condition, but a diagnosis is made using criteria from The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which suggests it is a psychiatric disorder.

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