Autism and Aspergers: 5 intriguing differences (YOU need to know)

Autism and Aspergers: 5 intriguing differences. This is the difference between Autism and Aspergers:

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1. IQ Score.

People with Aspergers tend to have average to above average IQs, compared to that of a person with ‘classic autism’ who would typically have a below average IQ.

2. Verbal Communication.

People with Autism tend to have little to no verbal communication skills and have difficulty talking. Children with Asperger’s syndrome tend to have a very good verbal skill set and can communicate verbal.

3. Vocabulary.

People with Aspergers syndrome have a large vocabulary and have a strong use of words, compared to that of a person with ‘classic autism’ who typically have very limited vocabulary.

4. Day To Day Life Skills.

A person with Asperger’s syndrome can learn day to day skills, like how to put on clothes and the importance of eating food. Learning how to go shopping for goods etc. Compared to a person who displays ‘classic autism’ typically they cannot learn these day to day life skills as easy and require additional life long support for these skills.

5. Speech Delay.

Typically a person growing up with Aspergers Syndrome will not display any speech delay in early life. However a person with ‘classic autism’ will display large delay in learning speech.

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Autism and Aspergers have distinct differences despite both being called as an autism spectrum disorder or condition. The autism and Aspergers test is basically the same, so what’s the difference between autism and Aspergers

Both conditions have similarities like autism and anxiety as they both part of the autism spectrum, but they can display differently due to some factors you will learn about here.

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Hey from the Aspie World and a big welcome into my life! I am a Dan from the UK and I have Aspergers Syndrome or ASD which is a form of Autism, often referred to as High Functioning Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder. I make videos every week on my journey and offer tips and tricks to help everyone who has Autism.

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[TheNightWatcher]

Anyone ever feel like they’re in a play they didn’t get the script for?

[PeacefulThoughts]

Also, when my brother was nonverbal, I wanted him to have a language. So I taught him sign language. But with every single word he learned, he spoke it. The sign language opened up his ability to speak. Fascinating!

[johnnydollar]

I’m Aspergers, I’m good at one-on-one conversations, but in social groups I tend to not communicate well with the Normies.

[rosalindgeorgiefenn]

When my boyfriend and I began dating I didn't know he had asperges, he tried to hide it because he didn't want me to think of him as "different". Unfortunately, this caused problems in the relationship, and my family/friend's perception of him. I came from a background where my family and I had no understanding of asperges. We got engaged and the relationship broke down, he went into shut down during a time where I had a serious operation. 11 months on he's opened up to me about it, and we're back together. I'm trying to better understand so I don't misconstrude behaviours. Thank you so much Dan for putting yourself out there and helping people like me better understand. I've found your videos a great source of support. Very grateful x

[PeacefulThoughts]

My brother is autistic. He has fragmented speech and considered low IQ. But it isn't true. He helps out at his friend's farm. If a tractor isn't working, he will stand there and stare at it. After a few minutes he will go to the farmer and say, "That broke there". So then the farmer will have someone come look at it and every single time, that's EXACTLY what is wrong. Also, my brother can sit in any tractor, look at the controls and then right away know how to drive it. He wasn't taught. / I have Aspergers. I might know a lot but I can't do what he can do.

[sera]

The problem isn't talking, it's knowing when to stop xD
Conversations with me is 80% you listening to me having a conversation with myself and occasionally having some input if you get the chance.

[annesophiejp]

After I received a diagnosis it all made sense. I remember my grandma always forcing me to do eye contact and forcing me to eat the food I hated. And how they said something was wrong with me when I was in elementary school and I was always being bullied for being quiet. I never understood why my being quiet or being alone made everyone around me so uncomfortable.

[BloodMoon]

I have 2 autistic sons. Both are high functioning Asperger's. It's really disheartening to see how much people try to shove them into a box. I've spent the last 17 years teaching my oldest, and now my youngest to never apologize for being who they are, they're perfect in all their imperfections and to love themselves.

[ellamounts]

1. I have Aspergers Syndrome and my IQ was tested at 137. Unfortunately I'm heavily cognitively impaired, meaning that my brain is just very, very slow to process information. I can cut through information quickly, but it just won't stick. My learning style is experiencing, and even then it takes me a hundred times of experiencing the same thing with the actual intention of seeing the lesson there.

2. Yes, we are able to mask well. That doesn't mean we're comfottable making conversation AT ALL. It's utterly draining. It's exhausting. Most of us need recovery time relative to talking time. I've had to call some people this week and whenever I experienced a setback due to the conversation not leading to the outcome I had expected, I needed one to two hours off basically wiping my brain clean before I could return to my desk and go on with my tasks.

3. True. I have a special interest in linguistics. The downside of that is that people tend to think, "oh, she's so eloquent, she's really on top of everything", when my cognitive hurdles really don't let me be on top of anything that I haven't built up from the bottom myself or is not a very special skill of mine. Additionally, speaking with wide vocabulary doesn't mean that what is said is also what is experienced, because we have the hardest time finding the right word to the way we feel inside. I have a record of not getting the help I was desperate to get because I couldn't make it clear how much I felt in danger. I don't know the 'trigger words' that make doctors/teachers/etc. realise a kind of urgency. Inability to transport emotion through tone of voice/being overwhelmed and unable to cry because we're so great at not falling apart in front of other people lets us walk away and suffer in silence when we were actually in dire need of help.

4. Yes, people with Aspergers Syndrome do better with understanding and following a schedule than 'classic autistics' are. Please keep in mind that the majority of us has gone through at least one episode if depression some time in their life, it's a very common comorbidity. And we're extremely sensitive to all kinds of things. There are many, many people with Aspergers out there struggling to get or hold down a job because our 'outward performance' is the actual work we do. And it's completely dependent on things going according to our inner schedule. We can be thrown off or at least distracted for a while when there are unexpected changes in our surroundings, they could be as small as a coworker having changed their hair. Now imagine arriving at work in the morning with a detailed mental outline for your day, and as you walk through the door, your boss runs past you just throwing a 'good morning, you're doing someone else's job today' your way. Every bit if grip you had on what was going to happen at work just flew out the window. Often times,   when that happened, I didn't get my grip back at least until the weekend.

5. Yes, I was very quick to talk, and also quick to write and read. I always grabbed the newspaper as a child, and when I was about 4, my grandma started to teach me the Alphabet. I learned to write my name and read within that year. When I was 5, I was already so ahead of everything that I started to learn English as a second language (they advertised Disney educational VHS on TV as a support for older children who took English classes in 3rd grade. Later in school, I beat every native speaker in every English class I attended.)

[EricsWorlds]

I’m 35 and just now figuring that I’m on the spectrum. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[nancybarroso]

I am a parent, my son was diagnosed with in the spectrum. He just graduated from high school in 2020. Currently he's studying culinary, he's aiming for his associates. Whenh e started he was scared and wanted to give up, but he communicated with his professors and continued. We are extremely proud of how far he has come. ❤ you son.

[theaddiechannel]

I have Asperger’s. And I do have a degree in the medical field. I didn’t find out that I had Asperger’s syndrome until I was in my 40s I have a high IQ. And as an person who studied in the field of psychology, I found that some adults who have autism are smarter than we know. They don’t verbally tell us because they don’t want to waste their time explaining what they know, because they think people should already know.

[aaronslater]

My personal observation is that Aspergers have no difficultly talking or communicating, even complex subjects. The problem is that Aspergers will attempt to engage in the conversations but lack the social awareness to understand if the other person(s) want to engage.

What's personally frustrating is that I'll attempt to engage with a group and not have any takers. But will be approached later in private by a member of that group who understood and wanted to talk but didn't because they realized the others didn't.

I feel like there are secret Aspergers everywhere. They may have better social awareness or they simply can observe that I am the same but the conversation isn't a popular move. I have embarrassed myself plenty of times, but I've met some really awesome people hiding in the crowd.

I have never had a private conversation with a "stupid" person. No matter how complex the subject even the most unsuspecting person wonders about black holes and theoretical physics, the cutting edge, new ideas in general. What is so disappointing is how many people love talking about that stuff but will hide it because they think the group doesn't.

People shine so bright as individuals. We are so stupid in groups.

[rumplstiltztinkerstein]

A quick tip for fellow buddies on the spectrum: If people complain a lot about the way you talk, move, or do things, all the time. Don't get desperate for pleasing everyone by always walking perfectly "right", or saying the things that people want to hear, or being afraid of being seen as "weird", they might never stop complaining no matter how anxious we are trying to follow the rules. Instead look out for yourself as well as the others.

If someone is annoyed by your presence but you didn't do anything offensive, didn't invade their space and you are being polite to them, that is their freaking problem. We are different, but that doesn't mean people won't like us. When we show acceptance and respect to others, some people will do the same to us, just give them the freedom to choose. By experience in workplace and in life, I noticed that it's far easier to get friends by not being a problem to others than doing big favours to them.

You might not be noticed by the majority immediately, but when people notice that you listen to their thoughts, talk honestly about what you believe (even if it's weird), and doesn't return negative emotions socially (like being angry, or being afraid). Some people will stick to you lol.

[CoNaana]

My child with Asperger's was moved to a higher age group in kindergarten because his language skill was beyond any of his peers. That sadly meant that all the other areas where he was lagging behind in was extra obvious.

[joebenedetti]

Two of my children were diagnosed, which ironically led to my wife's diagnosis. Which was actually comforting because she masked but there were always those odd moments. Love channels like this to better understand their world.

[lnh]

I had a patient with Aspergers, he was highly intelligent and super sweet when I could understand his psyche. Thank you so much for posting! He kept apologizing for being “an asshole” but he really wasn’t. He kept saying, “ma’am I don’t mean to be a smartass but...” such a joy to treat him and loved talking to him!

[TheAspieWorld]

**This content is based on old information. An updated video will be available soon.

[CourtneyCostanino]

I was just diagnosed with ASD and ADHD at the age of 35. It's incredibly frustrating because I had evaluations as a very young child that clearly show I've been symptomatic of both these conditions my entire life. I believe it was ignored or overlooked because I'm both female and high intelligence. Under DSM-IV I should have been ADD/Aspergers, but nobody helped me.

[janelancaster]

My grandson, age 21, has never been diagnosed. He has always been unusually bright with excellent verbal skills since a baby. However social skills very slow. He is now an adult and see him blossoming. I have also seen him struggle all of his life. I want to be the best support I can be 4 him.
This video is excellent.
Thank u 4 sharing such important information.