autism is not the same as asperger. and adhd normal is not the same as bad memory and full energy.

[holy999]

can you say me it

 

[Milk-Drops]

Yeah, ADHD makes it harder to keep non stimulating information present in your mind, but long term storage is fine.

Aspergers is autism but focused more on social cues rather than general issues with cognition.

 

[evenifigoalone]

Aspergers and autism were defined in the DSM 5 as being on the same spectrum, because the symptoms for Aspergers are indistinguishable from autism: except Aspergers is the mildest form autism takes.

They are the same, but also not. It's a spectrum.

Also people want to distance from the Aspergers name because the guy it was named after was a doctor who sent autistic people he deemed "not useful in society" to the gas chamber. People who were diagnosed as having Aspergers Syndrome were deemed "useful", and people were who diagnosed as "autistic" were the ones gassed.

 

[evenifigoalone]

On June 7th I'm going to be officially tested for autism. I'm guessing that under the old criteria I'd be considered to have Aspergers. Under the current criteria I suspect I'll be considered Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1.

 

[Anaphora]

Asperger's is under the umbrella of autism. Thiers 5 under the this umbrella. I have asperger's syndrome. But its classified as austim.