diffrence between asperger syndrome and lower functining ?

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Just wondering , do pepole with lower functining autism than asperger syndrome have more sensory and speaking problems ?
or do pepole with asperger syndrome have more sensory and speaking problems ?

I am lower functining and just wondering because i never realy " meet " anyone asperger syndrome before

I think lower functioning Autistics react different to loud noises than those with AS do. I have mild AS, and there are a few noises that I loathe, but when a loud noise happens, I jump and sometimes may yell, ''for Christ sake!'' or something like that, and I often say, ''that made me jump!'' I have screamed when the telephone rang when I was near it, but that was more mucking about than actually being overwhelmed.

Noises like the smoke alarm or dogs don't overwhelm me, they just make me jump, and I seem to have this strange fear of jumping, and jumping is vital to avoid which is why I have to avoid the loud noise. When I'm in a place where I know there's going to be a sudden loud noise but I'm unsure when, I usually just sit there on edge, and if there's a table near I just put my elbows on the table and my hands upto my face but kind of put them over my ears but not in a way where it looks obvious. I'm then happy and relaxed when the loud sudden noise is over and I know it's not going to happen again.

Noises like toddlers screaming can frustrate me, and I did used to get in a temper, like mutter and swear and even stamp my feet. I don't do that any more but I still feel annoyed and angry. The sound of toddlers screaming is a sound that cannot be ignored by almost everyone, so it's especially hard for me to block it out. But I just stay calm and cool when a toddler is screaming, and just roll my eyes and tut to myself, and maybe whisper something to the person I'm with, like, ''gosh, that kid is annoying!'' and normally the person agrees.

Not sure how a low functioning Autistic reacts to loud noises. I used to know a person with a younger brother who had a severe case of Autism, and he used to cover his ears at almost everything, including the hoover, and would have a meltdown if he was unable to get well out of the way - and his meltdowns weren't good. They would go on for hours, so his mum had to take him somewhere where he couldn't even hear the hoover. Nobody had to ever do that with me - I used to (and still do) verbally say what noises make me anxious and decide how to avoid the noise, and if not then I will just jump.

My diagnosis is AS (it should be classical autism or PDD-NOS though) but so far I haven't met someone with AS who also can't talk spontaneously. From WP, I know that there are others with a diagnosis of AS who also explain that they have trouble speaking but I haven't met anyone like that yet.

Truth to be told, the teenagers and adults that I know (who definitely have AS and not another ASD) have all kinds of sensory issues, they have rituals and stims and they have trouble socialising but can talk amazingly well if they're not in an overload or meltdown.

Well I am pretty sure I have aspergers syndrome, and I have pretty extreme sensory sensitivities...and I can talk but sometimes I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words or I'll just keep screwing up what i was going to say. So that can be a bit annoying. So I don't really know I think it depends on the individual how severe their sensory issues are or how they are with verbal communication.

"Lower functioning" is too vague, and PDD-NOS is left out, as usual. Some regard this latter as "sub-threshold autism". It isn't like the stereotype of Asperger's (what Sora described briefly), and resembles more classic autism: better visuo-spatial skills and worse verbal skills than in AS. (I have to go now).