What can Aspergers be misdiagnosed as?
Many symptoms of autism spectrum disorders such as Aspergers Syndrome are similar to symptoms of ADHD. Because symptoms of Aspergers can be subtle and difficult to detect, the condition often goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed as another disorder, such as ADHD.
Is there such a thing as mild aspergers?
Asperger Syndrome (ASD) is a pervasive developmental disorder that is widely described as a mild form of autism. People with ASD tend to have many of the social and sensory issues of those with more severe forms of autistic disorder but have average to above average IQs and vocabularies.