Asperger's syndrome and Tourette syndrome: the case of the pinball wizard.
We review the English-language literature on Asperger's syndrome (AS), with particular reference to diagnostic criteria and differentiation from infantile autism and personality disorders, and describe six cases seen in practice: all met DSM-III criteria for 'atypical pervasive developmental disorder'. Three also developed Tourette syndrome: the co-occurrence of the two disorders, and methods of intervention, are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications