Asperger syndrome in adulthood

Tantam, Digby

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511526770.005

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“…Educational failure can result in depression and low self-esteem, rejection by peers, and often harsh treatment from teachers (Howlin 1988). It is hardly surprising, therefore, that this group tends to be particularly prone to psychiatric and emotional difficulties in adulthood (Tantam 1991).…”

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The diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome: findings from a survey of 770 families

Howlin

Asgharian

1999

Develop Med Child Neuro

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As part of a wider survey of parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders in the UK, the diagnostic experiences of 614 parents of children with autism and 156 with Asperger syndrome were compared. Although the ages of the children in the two groups were very similar at the time of the survey, parents of children given a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome had experienced significantly longer delays and greater frustration in obtaining a diagnosis than those with a child with autism. In the‘autism group’the average age when diagnosis was confirmed was around 5.5 years; in the‘Asperger group’it was 11 years. Parents of children with a diagnosis of autism were generally aware of problems in their child's development by 18 months of age; in the Asperger group concerns emerged later, at around 30 months of age. Initial worries in both groups centred around abnormal social development but parents of children with Asperger syndrome were less likely to have noted communication problems. Stereotyped or repetitive behaviours were not prominent in the early years in either group. Despite the problems inherent in data collected by postal survey, many of the findings of this study are supported by other research. The practical implications of delayed diagnosis, especially in the case of more able children with Asperger syndrome are discussed.

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“…The ratio for the autism group is similar to that reported in other studies (Volkmar et al 1993). Sex data for Asperger syndrome have not been collected systematically, but are reported as being somewhere between 4:1 and 15:1 (Wing 1981, Tantam 1991, Ehlers and Gillberg 1993 and possibly even as high as 27:1 (Volkmar et al 1993).…”

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The diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome: findings from a survey of 770 families

Howlin

Asgharian

1999

Develop Med Child Neuro

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“…Wolff (1995) has argued that some children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome have high-functioning autism but that others actually have schizoid personalities. Tantam (1991) has suggested that there is a subgroup of Asperger syndrome which includes individuals with a degree of empathy and a subgroup of Asperger syndrome which includes callous individuals. The former individuals may have a form of CEDD and the latter individuals may have GEDD.…”

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Cognitive Empathy and Emotional Empathy in Human Behavior and Evolution

Smith¹

2006

Psychol Rec

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“…A great deal of effort has been expended attempting to determine whether or not autism and AD are two distinct disorders in children (Mesibov, Shea, & Adams, 2001;Rutter & Schopler, 1987;Szatmari, 2000;Volkmar, Cohen, Hoshino, Rende, & Paul, 1988;Wing, 1991). Likewise, others have hypothesized about the nature of the relationship between Asperger's and schizoid or schizotypal characteristics in children (Wolff, 2000) and adults (Tantum, 1991). It should be noted that, over the years, children who displayed odd-eccentric characteristics have been variously classified using terms including "schizoid psychopathy of childhood" (Ssucharewa, 1926), "autistic psychopathy of childhood" (Asperger, 1944;translated by Frith, 1991), "schizoid personality disorder" (Wolff, 2000), and "schizotypal personality disorder" (Nagy and Szatmari, 1986).…”

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