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In this chapter we will review available data attempting to look at the relationship between Asperger’s Disorder (AS) and NVLD as there remains considerable controversy regarding the relationship, or lack thereof, between these disorders. Some, for example, postulate that they are virtually the same disorder assessed by two different systems: psychiatric evaluations and neuropsychological evaluations, respectively (Klin, Sparrow, Volkmar, Cicchetti, & Rourke, 1995; Volkmar & Klin, 1998). However, other researchers believe that AS is high functioning autism (HFA) and should be considered part of the autistic spectrum (Lord & Spence, 2006; Schopler, 1996), as part of the pervasive developmental disorder spectrum (Szatmari, 1998), or as schizoid-schizotypal disorders (Wolff, 1995). We believe these diagnostic concerns are important not just for the sake of diagnosis but because they will enable us to understand how to intervene with the differing disorders as well.
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Davis, J.M., Broitman, J. (2011). Asperger’s Disorder and NVLD. In: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8213-1_6
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