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1 Introduction.- 2 The History of Asperger Syndrome.- 3 Subtyping Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Issues of Validity and Implications for Child Psychiatric Diagnosis.- 4 Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Disorder.- 5 High-Functioning People with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Literature Review.- 6 Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities.- 7 Schizoid Personality in Childhood: The Links with Asperger Syndrome, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, and Elective Mutism.- 8 Neurobiology of Asperger Syndrome: Seven Case Studies and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings.- 9 Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations with Students with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism.- 10 Language and Communication in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 11 Educational Approaches to High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 12 Assessment and Remediation of Executive Dysfunction in Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 13 Repetitive Thoughts and Behavior in Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Phenomenology and Pharmacoth Erapy.- 14 Learning Characteristics of Individuals with Asperger Syndrome.- 15 A Personal Account of Autism.- 16 An Essay of Faith, Perserverance, and Hard Work.- 17 How Fate Taught Me the Violin.- 18 How the Diagnosis of Asperger's Has Influenced My Life.- 19 Autistic and Undiagnosed: My Cautionary Tale.- 20 Premature Popularization of Asperger Syndrome.