Autism - Signs, Symptoms, Treatments, Resources, Support for Autism
Dr. Allen Frances was among the lead doctors involved in creating the DSM-IV - the diagnostic manual which invented the autism spectrum we know today. Asperger syndrome first appeared in that manual, as did the most recent incarnation of a disorder called Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Typically, people with Asperger syndrome have strong speech and language skills but impaired social communications skills along with sensory dysfunction at some level. People with PDD-NOS may be very similar to those with Asperger's - or may have some but not all of the symptoms associated with the most severe "autistic disorder."
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