title: [Asperger syndrome - a fashionable diagnosis?].
abstract: The Asperger Syndrome is - in contrast to early childhood autism - a disorder at the lighter end of the autism spectrum. Although first described in 1943, it was included in the ICD-10 not before 1992. The knowledge about this lighter autistic disorder spread only slowly. The increasing prevalence rates can be explained by the increased knowledge about this disorder and the growing clinical experience. In contrast to the public that gives repeated medial attention to it, and to would-be affected who seem to see an attractive excuse for social problems in an Asperger diagnosis, many psychiatrists appear cautious to state a diagnosis with which they are not familiar and which is discredited as a fashionable diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Translational Neuromodeling Unit, Institut für Biomedizinische Technik, Universität Zürich und ETH Zürich.
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception
keywords: Autismus-Spektrum-Störung; Epidemiologie; autism spectrum disorder; epidemiology; spectre de l'autisme; épidémiologie