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by stared 1641 days ago
It's not.

Now it is not considered neither a separate unit nor a subset of autism. (As there is no meaningful distinction between Asperger Syndrome and Autism without cognitive impairment.)

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I didn't understand that - "not a separate unit". What is the relation between Asperger's and Autism?
Asperger's has been eliminated as a diagnosis altogether.
Thanks.