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Asperger’s syndrome: a clinical account

Wing, Lorna·1981·Psychological Medicine

Abstract

SYNOPSIS: The clinical features, course, aetiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and management of Asperger's syndrome are described. Classification is discussed and reasons are given for including the syndrome, together with early childhood autism, in a wider group of conditions which have, in common, impairment of development of social interaction, communication and imagination.

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  • Asperger's Syndrome was taken up after Wing's 1981 paper and Frith's 1991 translation, first informally among clinicians, then formally in ICD-10 (WHO 1990) and DSM-IV (APA, 1994).

    “this is one of the main reasons why Asperger's Syndrome was eagerly taken up after Wing's 1981 paper and Frith's English translation of his work in 1991, first informally among clinicians, and then formally in ICD-10 (WHO 1990) and DSM-IV (APA, 1994).”
  • Psychotic episodes are not uncommon in adolescents with ASD, although they are mostly shorter in duration and present less well-established delusions than in schizophrenia.

    “Notably, psychotic episodes are not uncommon in adolescents with ASD, although they are mostly shorter in duration and present less well-established delusions than in schizophrenia (10, 38, 95).”

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Authors
Wing, L.
Corresponding author
Wing, Lorna
Venue
Psychological Medicine
Published
1981-02
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
115-129
ISSN
  • 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8978
OpenAlex
W2105011854
Cited by
1,913
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 76 · 2017: 73 · 2016: 63 · 2015: 80 · 2014: 79 · 2013: 76 · 2012: 75
FWCI
2.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
Asperger syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, early childhood autism, social interaction deficits, communication disorders, etiology, differential diagnosis, classification
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Infant, Language Development, Male, Motor Skills, Personality Development, Prognosis, Social Adjustment, Stereotyped Behavior

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