Revised Clinical Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with Focus on Historical “Asperger Syndrome” Phenotype: An Evidence-Based Update for Clinicians
Prepared per DSM-5-TR (2022), ICD-11 (2023), and current clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and International Consensus Statements (e.g., Volkmar et al., 2023) 1. Conceptual Framework: Asperger Syndrome is No Longer a Standalone Diagnosis 2. Core Diagnostic Criteria (DSM-5-TR, 2022)…
