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Title: Explain the diagnostic criteria and symptoms used to distinguish between autism Post by: barry on Feb 7, 2012 Explain the diagnostic criteria and symptoms used to distinguish between autism and Asperger syndrome.
Title: Re: Explain the diagnostic criteria and symptoms used to distinguish between autism Post by: star on Feb 18, 2012 The basic difference between the two disorders is that autism has delayed or no language development whereas Asperger syndrome has no clinically significant delay in language development. Both disorders include repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior and both have impairments in the area of social interaction.
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