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Asperger's is not a form of autism

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Asperger's is not a form of autism. I really wish you would remove that from your description of asperger's. I hear that all the time and so many people believe that because website's (yours incliuded) posts that for everyone to read and believe. Autism and Asperger's are on the same spectrum and I see how people might be confused by that but do some research because they each stand alone. There is high functioning and low functioning of both autism and asperger's, but I hear all the time "asperger's is a high functioning autism" Incorrect. I know you are trying to inform people, but that in particular bothers me because my husband has asperger's and that misinforms people. Just trying to help you better inform people, please do some research and change that. Thanks

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  • I also tell people not in the know that I have Asperger's, not autism, even though Asperger's and Autism are related to each other in the same way as Diabetes 1 and 2 are related. Joe Public can indeed get confused, but this is largely because of an Historical fluke: Kanner's Autism entered the public consciousness long before the Asperger form. Many people associate Autism with severe mental disability in their minds, and possibly isolated savant skills. Asperger's, though, has been described by Uta Frith  as 'pure' Autism, that is, Autism with normal cognitive development.

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  • I also tell people not in the know that I have Asperger's, not autism, even though Asperger's and Autism are related to each other in the same way as Diabetes 1 and 2 are related. Joe Public can indeed get confused, but this is largely because of an Historical fluke: Kanner's Autism entered the public consciousness long before the Asperger form. Many people associate Autism with severe mental disability in their minds, and possibly isolated savant skills. Asperger's, though, has been described by Uta Frith  as 'pure' Autism, that is, Autism with normal cognitive development.

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