Asperger's Disorder
Definition
Incidence
Symptoms
Evaluation
Treatment
social programs
specialist
Outlook
Complications
Underlying Cause
Trusted Sites
Asperger's Disorder Incidence
Facts about Asperger's disorder:
The exact incidence of Asperger's syndrome is unknown.
About 3 to 5 out of 10,000 school-age children have
autism
.
The onset of
autism
is generally prior to age three.
Males are affected five times more often than females.
Continue to
Asperger's Disorder Symptoms
Related Topics:
Autism
Brain disease
Genetic disease
Mental health
More...
About
free
MD
FAQ
Terms of Use
New Visitor
Feedback
free
MD is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for evaluation and treatment by a physician.
Please review our terms of use.
Last Updated: Feb 25, 2008
References
Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
Copyright 1989-2008
DSHI Systems, Inc.
Powered by:
free
MD
Site Map
Asperger's Disorder References:
Cederlund M, Gillberg C. One hundred males with Asperger syndrome: a clinical study of background and associated factors. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2004 Oct;46(10):652-60.
Jordan R. Managing autism and Asperger's syndrome in current educational provision. Pediatr Rehabil. 2005 Apr-Jun;8(2):104-12.
Volkmar FR, Tsatsanis KD. Asperger syndrome. J Autism Dev Disord. 2005 Apr;35(2):259-60.
Woodbury-Smith MR, Robinson J, Wheelwright S, Baron-Cohen S. Screening adults for Asperger Syndrome using the AQ: a preliminary study of its diagnostic validity in clinical practice. J Autism Dev Disord. 2005 Jun;35(3):331-5.
