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No, it is not obsolete, as you can see here with CF posters calling themselve Aspies. Medical professionsls recognize it as an autism spectrum disorder - one of several. Because of this, it is often called ASD.

Oh, so YOU have superseded the DSM-5? How did you do this? Point out SPECIFICALLY in the DSM-5 where this "Asperger's" occurs. Don't worry, I have one, I can check for you, if you like. Haven't found it as a modern diagnosis. Asperger's is obsolete.

ASD is not "often called" ASD. It is called ASD, as in "Autism Spectrum Disorder". That is now it's only name. Here is the full DSM-5 diagnostic rubric:

Diagnostic Criteria for 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder
  1. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
    1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.
    2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
    3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understand relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers.
Specify current severity:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.
  1. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
    1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases).
    2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day).
    3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g., strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
    4. Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g. apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement).
Specify current severity:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.
  1. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life).
  2. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.
  3. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay. Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, social communication should be below that expected for general developmental level.
Note: Individuals with a well-established DSM-IV diagnosis of autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified should be given the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Individuals who have marked deficits in social communication, but whose symptoms do not otherwise meet criteria for autism spectrum disorder, should be evaluated for social (pragmatic) communication disorder.

Specify if:
With or without accompanying intellectual impairment
With or without accompanying language impairment


Associated with a known medical or genetic condition or environmental factor
(Coding note
: Use additional code to identify the associated medical or genetic condition.)

Associated with another neurodevelopmental, mental, or behavioral disorder
(Coding note: Use additional code to identify the associated neurodevelopmental, mental, or behavioral disorder.

With catatonia (refer to the criteria for catatonia associated with another mental disorder)
(Coding note: Use additional code 293.89 catatonia associated with autism spectrum disorder to indicate the presence of the comorbid catatonia.)
 
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Bryan, that is like saying post-traumatic stress disorder is never called PTSD. Just because doctors say its full name does not mean nobody can use the acronym ASD. You are being too picky about three letters.

Are you triong to sound stupid. Qoute SPECIFICALLY where I stated that ASD is NEVER called ASD.

Asperger's is still an obsolete diagnosis.
 
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There is no reason to think just because Asperger's syndrome is not used by doctors anymore it is not OK to use that term.

I'd still hesitate to come in to an office and say that I have "ague".

I get it, though, there are some people who dogmatically cling to "Asperger's" because they don't want to be associated with other people that they see as subhuman monsters.
 
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