Name: 什麼是阿斯伯格綜合症？ (What Is Asperger's Syndrome?)
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Should autism and Aspergers be considered separate disorders?

The debate in the medical community rages on.

Hey, guys, this is Annie guest-hosting for D News.

This week, the Scottish singer Susan Boyle

made headlines by announcing her diagnosis of Asperger's

Asperger's is characterized by difficulty

in social interaction and nonverbal communication,

and in some cases, clumsiness, atypical use of language,

And currently, it's considered part of autism spectrum

disorder, a diagnosis that's increased significantly

According to the British Medical Journal,

autism diagnoses were rare in the UK and the US

until the '90s, when the rates began surging.

but according to the Center for Disease Control,

autism rates have continued to grow in the US.

identified as being on the autism spectrum.

The spectrum contains a range of conditions, characterized

ASD is about five times as prevalent in boys as in girls.

The spike in rates is not fully understood,

though it's been suggested that the spike is related

to increased awareness and changing diagnostic standards.

What the autism spectrum entails is still

being hammered out in the medical community.

Earlier this year, for example, Asperger's Syndrome

is the manual psychiatrists use to diagnose.

It was folded in with autism as basically a higher functioning

suffer from cognitive or linguistic impairment

and are often above average intelligence.

Still newer research finds that there may in fact

be significant biological differences between Asperger's

measured brain connectivity among Asperger's and autism

patients using a measure called EEG coherence.

be a distinguishing factor but that larger studies are needed,

also pointing out that those differences can have

huge implications for patients, their families,

As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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