From High Intellectual Potential to Asperger Syndrome: Evidence for Differences and a Fundamental Overlap—A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychology

Aurélie Boschi¹ 

关键词: Autism Spectrum Disorder;    giftedness;    asperger syndrome;    high functioning autism;    fundamental overlap;    developmental trajectories;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01605

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: An increasing number of clinicians point to similar clinical features between some children with High Intellectual Potential (HIP or “Giftedness” = Total IQ > 2 SD), and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) without intellectual or language delay, formerly diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Some of these common features are social interaction impairments, special interests, and in some cases high-verbal abilities. The aim of this article is to determine whether these similarities exist at more fundamental levels, other than clinical, and to explore the literature in order to provide empirical support for an overlap between ASD and HIP.

【 授权许可】

CC BY