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==Differentiating Asperger Syndrome from other Disorders== | ==Differentiating Asperger Syndrome from other Disorders== | ||
Conditions that must be considered in a [[differential diagnosis]] include | Conditions that must be considered in a [[differential diagnosis]] include | ||
*[[Autism|Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | *[[Autism|Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /><ref name="pmid24290364">{{cite journal| author=Lehnhardt FG, Gawronski A, Pfeiffer K, Kockler H, Schilbach L, Vogeley K| title=The investigation and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adults. | journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int | year= 2013 | volume= 110 | issue= 45 | pages= 755-63 | pmid=24290364 | doi=10.3238/arztebl.2013.0755 | pmc=3849991 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24290364 }} </ref> | ||
* [[ADHD|Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | * [[ADHD|Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | ||
* [[Obsessive compulsive disorder|Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | * [[Obsessive compulsive disorder|Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /> | ||
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Differentiating Asperger Syndrome from other Disorders
Conditions that must be considered in a differential diagnosis include
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)[1][2]
- Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[1]
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)[1]
- Schizophrenia[1]
- Schizophrenia simplex
- Residual schizophrenia
- Schizoid personality disorder[1]
- Schizotypal personality disorder[1]
- Depression[1]
- Semantic pragmatic disorder[1]
- Nonverbal learning disorder[1]
- Tourette syndrome
- Stereotypic movement disorder
- Bipolar disorder.[3][1]
- Alexithymia
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Nonverbal learning disorder
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Social phobia
- Compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder
Overview
Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis
| Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis
(Modified Table from The Investigation and Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome in Adults)[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lehnhardt FG, Gawronski A, Pfeiffer K, Kockler H, Schilbach L, Vogeley K (2013). "The investigation and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adults". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 110 (45): 755–63. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2013.0755. PMC 3849991. PMID 24290364.
- ↑ 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.