High-functioning autism isn’t an official medical diagnosis ... “Since I was a very small child I was often confused by what was going on around me. I didn’t always understand when adults ...

Asperger's syndrome refers to "high functioning ... For more, see Autism Symptoms and Diagnosis. No one fully understands what causes autism. The number of children diagnosed with the disorder ...

On this day, he is evaluating six year old Mathew Walsh, who was diagnosed in the spring of 2005 with Asbergers, a high functioning form of autism. Steven Parker, MD The thing that really ...

Autism spectrum disorders ... communication and behavioral functioning that can affect the health-related quality-of-life outcomes of the affected child and the family. ASDs have increased ...

We have two children on the autistic ... According to the National Autistic Society, by age 11 just one-fifth of girls with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism have been correctly ...