par De Spiegeleer, N.;Appelboom, Jocelyne
Référence Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, 55, 3, page (137-143)
Publication Publié, 2007-06
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : This article reviews the current status of Asperger syndrome (AS) in the child and adolescent psychiatric nosography. Given the lack of well-established diagnostic criteria of AS, the question of its very specificity is put forward: either AS is a distinct diagnostic entity, or it falls into the autistic spectrum. Most specialists rather opt for the second proposition. This article aims at establishing links between several cognitive, neuropsychological as well as psychanalytic features of AS. Coupled with the dismantling process, neuropsychological intermodal integration disorders seem to explain the lack of intersubjectivity. The current scientific challenge is therefore to identify the relevant connections that may exist between the different models in order to alleviate the ongoing uncertainty about the nosologic status of AS. © 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.