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Autism and AS
they are the same thing and can be used interchangably 21%  21%  [ 19 ]
there is a relation. AS is a milder form of autism. but they are not used interchangably, as one is more specific than the other 64%  64%  [ 58 ]
no connection. they are completley different from each other, despite what people say. 4%  4%  [ 4 ]
(option that was not put on this poll) 11%  11%  [ 10 ]
Total votes : 91

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05 Jun 2011, 12:36 pm

The specialists who diagnosed me used the terms HFA and AS interchangeably. When I asked them if there was a difference, they said as far as they were concerned, the two were the same thing.