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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
Some conditions to consider in differential diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome are:
 
*[[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>
*[[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" /><ref name="pmid24290364" />
* [[Obsessive compulsive disorder|Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
* [[Obsessive compulsive disorder|Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" /><ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Schizophrenia]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Schizophrenia]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*Schizophrenia simplex
*Schizophrenia simplex<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*Residual schizophrenia
*Residual schizophrenia<ref name="pmid24290364" /><ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Schizoid personality disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Schizoid personality disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Schizotypal personality disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Schizotypal personality disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Clinical depression|Depression]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Clinical depression|Depression]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Semantic pragmatic disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Semantic pragmatic disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Nonverbal learning disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald">{{cite journal |author= Fitzgerald M, Corvin A |date=2001 |doi=10.1192/apt.7.4.310 |url=http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/7/4/310 |title= Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome |journal= Adv Psychiatric Treat |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=310–8}}</ref>
*[[Nonverbal learning disorder]]<ref name="Fitzgerald">{{cite journal |author= Fitzgerald M, Corvin A |date=2001 |doi=10.1192/apt.7.4.310 |url=http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/7/4/310 |title= Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome |journal= Adv Psychiatric Treat |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=310–8}}</ref><ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Tourette syndrome]]
*[[Alexithymia]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
* [[Stereotypic movement disorder]]
*[[Avoidant personality disorder]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
* [[Bipolar disorder]].<ref name="Foster">{{cite journal |journal= Curr Opin Pediatr |year=2003 |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=491–4 |title= Asperger syndrome: to be or not to be? |author= Foster B, King BH |pmid=14508298 |doi=10.1097/00008480-200310000-00008}}</ref><ref name="Fitzgerald" />
*[[Antisocial personality disorder]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Alexithymia]]
*[[Borderline personality disorder]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Avoidant personality disorder]]
*[[Narcissistic personality disorder]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Antisocial personality disorder]]
*[[Post traumatic stress disorder|Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Borderline personality disorder]]
*[[Social phobia]]<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Narcissistic personality disorder]]
*Compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder<ref name="pmid24290364" />
*[[Nonverbal learning disorder]]
*[[Post traumatic stress disorder|Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]]
*[[Social phobia]]
*Compulsive (anankastic) personality disorder


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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Differentiating Asperger Syndrome from other Disorders

Some conditions to consider in differential diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome are:

Overview

Asperger Syndrome Differential Diagnosis


Some Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome

(Modified Table from The Investigation and Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome in Adults)[1]  

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 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. ↑ 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 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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