Is Aspergers no longer used as a diagnosis?

[Marioraider18]

This is what my Psychology book says. Is it false information? If you cant see the first line here it is.

ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) has differing levels of severity. Some (those diagnosed with what used to be called Aspergers Syndrome) generally function at a higher level.

It states it "with what 'used' to be called Asperger Sydrome" is it no longer called Aspergers in the medical field? This is a 2015 edition book btw

 

[Progster]

Yes, it's true, but it depends on which diagnostic manual the clinician is using. Asperger Syndrome used to be in the DSM IV, as well as other ASDs, but when the new DSM 5 came out, they were all brought together under a single diagnosis of ASD. A person who would have received a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome now gets a diagnosis of ASD instead.

There is a second diagnostic manual, the ICD 10, which is used in countries outside the USA, and Asperger syndrome is still diagnosed with this.

 

[Southern Discomfort]

Beta versions of the ICD 11 show that it's being phrased out as well in favour for the tiered system used in the DSM. A lot of people are still going to use asperger's syndrome simply because it's well known now and there's groups formed around the name (such as this website) so there's a sense of identity with it.

 

[Nitro]

This was covered in a recent featured thread if you are interested in reading it
https://www.aspiescentral.com/threads/what-do-you-think-of-the-autism-severity-scale.12527/