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The pursuit of specific and narrow areas of interest is one of the most striking among possible features of AS

An example in our model train club. We have one member with AS. He is an absolute walking encyclopedia on British railways, especially the fictitious "Thomas the Tank Engine", but very little interest in trains in general.

Case studies needed

Latest comment: 2 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

Can we please add a section for case studies? ~2026-24272-86 (talk) 18:44, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Case studies have no experimental design, are only subject observations, and so represent a low quality of evidence for stating anything about Asperger syndrome in the encyclopedia - see WP:MEDASSESS, left pyramid. Zefr (talk) 19:03, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a very interesting white-paper with hundreds of participants with 60+ studies that heavily suggests there are clear structural differences between "classic" high functioning autism and asperger brains.

However I am not nearly familiar enough with neurobiology to be able to sniff out whether or not this is BS. ~2026-31209-49 (talk) 04:01, 25 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Claims regarding biomedical treatments

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Just as a friendly reminder, if you are going to claim that something is an effective (or even potentially effective) treatment for autism or any of its now-defunct subtypes, you need to provide a citation that meets Wikipedia's standards as a reliable medical source.

Typically, a meta-analysis of existing well-designed studies published/authored by a generally trustworthy and unconflicted source meets said standards. Primary sources (e.g., individual clinical studies) or secondary sources that directly reference them without any substantive analysis (e.g., a paper or news article that says something, like, "John Smith and colleagues published a study that suggests this treatment works") typically do not.

Please edit with care, so that this article does not become a dumping ground for unproven, fringe or discredited biomedical claims. Thank you. DoItFastDoItUrgent (talk) 19:49, 3 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Note: I edited the previous user's message to wikilink a few policy pages; sorry if this comes across as rude._{trout me if so} 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 19:58, 3 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2026

Latest comment: 13 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I would like to ask that the last two sentences of the second paragraph (from "However, self-identification" to "Nazis' murder of disabled children") be deleted.

The statements are unsourced, and Asperger's alleged complicity in the murder of children is denied in the article on Asperger himself, which does provide sources, where the question is discussed at length. Perhaps a reference to the article on Asperger would be appropriate. ~2026-41528-66 (talk) 07:25, 26 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

They're sourced within the body of the article, so do not require sourcing within the lead. DonIago (talk) 13:10, 26 July 2026 (UTC)Reply