As many as 3 out of every 10,000 people have Asperger's syndrome.1
Males are diagnosed with Asperger's at least 3 to 5 times as often as females.2, 3
References
Citations
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American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., text rev., pp. 80–84. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Popper CW, et al. (2003). Disorders usually diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. In RE Hales, SC Yudofsky, eds., Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, 4th ed., pp. 833–974. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Credits
| Author | Jeannette Curtis |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Fred Volkmar, MD - Child Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | April 30, 2008 |
Author:Jeannette Curtis
Last Updated: 04/30/2008
