title: [Diagnosis and etiology of Asperger syndrome in children and adolescents].
abstract: The Asperger-Syndrom is a pervasive developmental disorder, characterized by impairments in primarily social and communicative competence, empathy, associated with motor awkwardness and/or clumsiness and highly circumscribed interests. The diagnostic criteria and the diagnostic methods are in detail exemplified. While the validity of autism (Kanner-syndrom) has been shown through multiple different levels of evidence, the validity of Asperger-Syndrom is still unestablished. The few literature is extremely difficult to summarize (Volkmar u. Klin 2000), given that a range of important methodological issues render comparability of findings across studies virtually impossible: these include differences in definition and circularity in definition relative to validating measures. In terms of causes of Asperger-Syndrom the following factors are discussed: genetic reasons, neurobiological disturbances and neuropsychological deficits.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Marburg. kampbeck@med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kamp-Becker
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mattejat
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Remschmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Zur Diagnostik und Atiologie des Asperger-Syndroms bei Kindern und Jugendlichen.