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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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**[[Post traumatic stress disorder|Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
**[[Post traumatic stress disorder|Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
**[[Social phobia]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
**[[Social phobia]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
**Compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder
**Compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder<ref name="pmid24290364" />


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* The following table shows the overlap of some differential diagnoses of AS that have abnormal social interaction:<ref name="pmid24290364" />

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]

Overview

There are several differential diagnosis to consider in the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS).

Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome

  • The following table shows the overlap of some differential diagnoses of AS that have abnormal social interaction:[2]
Some Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome

(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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Fitzgerald, Michael; Corvin, Aiden (2018). "Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome". Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. 7 (4): 310–318. doi:10.1192/apt.7.4.310. ISSN 1355-5146.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 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.


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