| -> | | | | relatively well in terms of intelligence and social |
| What's the difference between autism and Asperger's | | | | functions, and they often manage to go to school, |
| syndrome? What do they have in common? That's a | | | | graduate from colleges and live independently. |
| question that concerns many people. | | | | Asperger's syndrome is a specific type of |
| Asperger's syndrome and autism are both on the | | | | "high-functioning autism"(HFA), which is characterized |
| spectrum of Autism Disorder which also includes Rett's | | | | by poor social skills, advanced and overly formal |
| Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive | | | | language, and extensive, pervasive interest in a |
| Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, etc. | | | | specific subject. It's said that geniuses and people with |
| All these types of autism disorder present at least | | | | asperger's share same characteristics, because they |
| some of those symptoms: echolalia (repeating words | | | | both have narrow interests and are more focused and |
| said by others), abnormal social behavior, restricted | | | | persistent on what they are doing than normal people. |
| range of interest, poor motor coordination and | | | | Many geniuses showed asperger's traits, for example, |
| self-stimulating behavior. | | | | Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, George Orwell and H G |
| Asperger's syndrome is a mild form of autism. People | | | | Wells. It is widely said that the president of United |
| suffer asperger's don't have communication delays as | | | | States, George W. Bush, suffered from asperger's |
| people with other forms of autism have, they function | | | | syndrome too. |