Differential Diagnosis (contd.)
{"Image DocumentName": "Differential Diagnosis (contd.)", "Image ImageDescription": "Asperger Syndrome (AS): Social oddness/ineptitude, obsessive need. for sameness ), hyperfocus on minute details as opposed to seeing the whole or the gestalt of a situation, and cognitive inflexibility (see APA, 2000; DuCharme & McGrady, 2003; Klin 2000). Some of the more OC-type behaviors often seen in an AS person\u2019s perseverative ideation/fixation on certain themes (such as particular celebrities, romantic interests, computers, trains, foods, principles such as fairness), rigid need for consistency/predictability (e.g. arrangement of a room, rules, activity plans), and anxiety and low frustration tolerance when these processes are challenged or disrupted, can easily masquerade as OCD and thus require a clinician\u2019s careful scrutiny in the diagnostic and treatment process. The clear differences: In AS, these obsessions and fixations tend to. be desired, non-distressing, and ego-syntonic. There is no identifiable obsession-compulsion cycle maintained by negative reinforcement, and these preoccupations and impulsively acting upon them do not produce distress. Of the 20 AS students at The Learning Clinic, and most with notable. OC-like behaviors, 3 of 6 were originally misdiagnosed with OCD. After careful differential diagnosis review, only 3 currently qualify for a comorbid diagnosis of OCD. The Learning Clinic.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}