The question arises constantly: What are the differences between AS and NLD? In an attempt to meet the need of the many individuals requesting this information, NLDline has made a separate feature with articles on the subject.
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Article One: The Boundaries between Asperger and Nonverbal Learning Disability Syndromes by Bonny Forrest, Ph.D
Article Two: Confronting the Puzzle of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities by Dorothy M. Vacca
Article Three: Nonverbal Learnng Disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Should We Care? by Roger A. Brumback, MD, Caryn R. Harper, MS, Warren A. Weinberg, MD
Article Four: AS and NLD: Descriptions, Differences, and Similarities by Yvona Fast
Article Five: Similarities and Differences: NLD and AS
Article Six: “Asperger’s Disorder and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: How Are These Disorders Related to Each Other?” Dinklange from NLD On The Web
Article Six: Dutch Article
Article Seven: AS & NLD: How Are They Alike; How Are These Two Disorders Related to Each Other? by David Dinklage
Article Eight: Difference between AS & NLD from the NLD Ontario website
Article Nine: When Asperger’s Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorders Look Alike from the Official Journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics, November, 2007.
Information from Amicusforchildren.org on the Differences Between AS & NLD by Sheri Taylor-Mearhoff
Excerpt: The Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Clinical Description and Applied Aspects by Michael A. Roman
Book References: The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders by Sue Thompson: pgs 169-170
Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome by Kathryn Stewart, Ph.D. pg. 15
From NLDOntario: Similarities and Differences – NLD vs. AS
From The Lighthouse Project NLD vs AS