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== Overview ==
 
== Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis ==
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! colspan="9" |'''Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis'''
(Modified Table from The Investigation and Differential Diagnosis
of Asperger Syndrome in Adults )
|-
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|'''Asperger Syndrome'''
|'''Schizoid Personality Disorder'''
|'''Schizotypal Personality Disorder'''
|'''Avoidant Personality Disorder'''
|'''Social Phobia'''
|'''Obsessive Personality Disorder'''
|'''Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)'''
|'''Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)'''
|-
|'''Abnormal social interaction'''
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
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|'''Abnormal verbal communication'''
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| +
| +
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
|'''Abnormal facial expression/gestures/prosody'''
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +/- 
| -
| -
| +/- 
|-
|'''Abnormal eye contact'''
| +
| +
| +/- 
| +
| +/- 
| -
| -
| +/- 
|-
|'''Abnormal theory of mind'''
| +
| +/- 
| +/- 
| +/- 
| +/- 
| +/- 
| -
| +/- 
|-
|'''Abnormal empathy'''
| +
| +/- 
| +/- 
| -
| -
| +/- 
| -
| +/- 
|-
|'''Abnormal interests/rituals/compulsions'''
| +
| +/- 
| +/- 
| -
| -
| +
| +
| -
|-
|'''Abnormal attention'''
| +/- 
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| +
|-
|'''Abnormal  psychomotor function'''
| +
| -
| +/- 
| -
| -
| -
| -
| +/- 
|-
|'''Abnormal self-injurious behavior'''
| +/-
| +/- 
| +/- 
| -
| -
| -
| -
| +/- <br />
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|'''Abnormal psychotic manifestations'''
| +/-
| -
| +/- 
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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|'''Abnormal social interaction in childhood'''
| +
| +/- 
| +/- 
| +/- 
| -
| -
| -
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|'''Abnormal biographical stress factors'''
| -
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| +/- 
|}


==References==
==References==

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Differentiating Asperger Syndrome from other Disorders

Conditions that must be considered in a differential diagnosis include

Overview

Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis


Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis

(Modified Table from The Investigation and Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome in Adults )

Asperger Syndrome Schizoid Personality Disorder Schizotypal Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Social Phobia Obsessive Personality Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Abnormal social interaction + + + + + + + +
Abnormal verbal communication + + + - - - - -
Abnormal facial expression/gestures/prosody + + + + +/-  - - +/- 
Abnormal eye contact + + +/-  + +/-  - - +/- 
Abnormal theory of mind + +/-  +/-  +/-  +/-  +/-  - +/- 
Abnormal empathy + +/-  +/-  - - +/-  - +/- 
Abnormal interests/rituals/compulsions + +/-  +/-  - - + + -
Abnormal attention +/-  - - - - - - +
Abnormal psychomotor function + - +/-  - - - - +/- 
Abnormal self-injurious behavior +/- +/-  +/-  - - - - +/- 
Abnormal psychotic manifestations +/- - +/-  - - - - -
Abnormal social interaction in childhood + +/-  +/-  +/-  - - - +
Abnormal biographical stress factors - + +/-  + +/-  + +/-  +/- 

References

  1. Fitzgerald M, Corvin A (2001). "Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome". Adv Psychiatric Treat. 7 (4): 310–8. doi:10.1192/apt.7.4.310.
  2. Foster B, King BH (2003). "Asperger syndrome: to be or not to be?". Curr Opin Pediatr. 15 (5): 491–4. doi:10.1097/00008480-200310000-00008. PMID 14508298.


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