In 1944, Asperger's Disorder was first discovered by Hans Asperger, a child psychologist and pediatrician, who described a group of boys aged 6 to 11 years as “little professors” because of their interests and use of language (van Duin, Zinkstok, McAlonan & van Amelsvoort, 2014). In the DSM-IV, Asperger's disorder (AD) refers to individuals who have an average or high IQ, but have difficulties in social interactions, poor communication skills, and restricted interests (Wing, Gould & Gillberg, 2010). Another component in the diagnosis of Asperger in the DSM-IV was that the individual did not meet all the criteria for a diagnosis of autism (Ghaziuddin, 2010). On May 13, 2013, the DSM-V was published, which was followed by widespread controversy over the removal of the Asperger diagnosis. Some individuals diagnosed with AD according to the DSM-IV prefer this label rather than being diagnosed as autistic. Additionally, many people with AD and their families feared that services would no longer be available to their children. Proponents of removing AD from the DSM-V claimed that there was no reliable difference between AD and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and that combining these disorders would increase reliability and validity. Supporters of removing the AD diagnosis from the DSM-V believe that the distinction between autism subgroups such as Asperger's disorder, Kanner syndrome, and PDD-NOS is unreliable (Wing, et al., 2011). An article in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities states that while some childhood disorders may evidently fit into one category, others have a mixture of characteristics of different conditions that might be more easily classified into a spectrum. They argue that the diagnosis of Asperger's... focus of the article... w.livescience.com/37333-dsm-aspergers-disorder.htmlSchulzke, E. (2013, June 24). The diagnosis changes, but the Asperger identity remains. Retrieved from http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865582041/Diagnosis-changes-but-Asperger-identity-endures.html?pg=all van Duin, E.D., Zinkstok, J., McAlonan, G., & van Amelsvoort, T. (2014). White matter brain structure in Asperger syndrome. Complete Guide to Autism, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4788-7_115Willingham, E. (2014, December 4). Right in: Asperger's prevalence is predicted to drop to zero. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2012/12/04/just-in-aspergers-prevalence-predicted-to-fall-to-zero/Wing, L., Gould, J., & Gillberg, C. (2011). Autism spectrum disorders in DSM-V: better or worse than DSM-IV?. Developmental Disabilities Research, 32,768-773. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.11.003