Understand Differences Between Classic Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

A lot of people, when talking about Asperger's often mean Autism, or talk about Autism and mean Asperger's. While extremely similar, there is one major difference.

Steps

 * 1)  Understand what Autism and Asperger's are. Google "Autism" in general and read a bit about what it mainly is, which is a social disability.
 * 2)  Know what the Spectrum is. Imagine a line, which has very, VERY severe Classic Autism at the far left. As you work your way up the line you will get to mid functioning Autistics, with either mild or some of the symptoms or autism. Carry on up the line you'll get to High functioning Classic Autism, with very mild symptoms. Carry on up the line and you get to low functioning Aspergers. They will have ALMOST all the symptoms of classic Autism. Carry on up the line through mid and high functioning Asperger's. Carry on up that line very far and you'll get in to Dyslexia, Dyspraxia etc. While not Autism, they are on the Spectrum.
 * 3)  Understand that Asperger's is Autism WITHOUT a Language delay. This means that people with Asperger's will show some, if not all, of the symptoms apart from not speaking for longer. They will speak at the same time as any Neurotypical.
 * 4)  Understand that Classic Autism HAS a Language Delay. People with classic Autism will either not talk till later than neurotypical people or not at all, depending on how far left in the Spectrum they are.
 * 5)  Understand that Asperger's is no 'better' than Classic Autism. A lot of sites use Asperger's as opposed to Autism. This doesn't mean that this isn't about Autism, as Asperger's IS a type of Autism. People with Asperger's do no better than people with Autism. It majorly depends on the functionality of both Parties. A high functioning Autistic and a Low Function Asperger's, while not exactly the same, or no 'better' than each other.

Tips

 * This article was started by someone suffering from Classic Autism.

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