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 old as “little teachers”. because of their interests and their use of language (van Duin, Zinkstok, McAlonan & van Amelsvoort, 2014). In the DSM-IV, Asperger's disorder (AD) refers to individuals who have average or high IQ but have difficulty in social interactions, poor communication skills, and restricted interests (Wing, Gould, and Gillberg, 2010). Another element of the Asperger's diagnosis in the DSM-IV was that the individual did not meet all the criteria for an autism diagnosis (Ghaziuddin, 2010). On May 13, 2013, the DSM-V was released, which was followed by widespread controversy surrounding the removal of the diagnosis of Asperger's. Some people 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 were concerned that services would no longer be available for their children. Proponents of removing AD from the DSM-V have claimed that there is no reliable difference between AD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and that combining these disorders would increase reliability and validity . Proponents of removing the diagnosis of AD from the DSM-V believe that the distinction between autism subgroups such as Asperger's syndrome, Kanner's syndrome, and PDD-NOS is unreliable (Wing, et al., 2011). An article in the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities indicates that while some disorders in children can obviously fit into one category, others have a mixture of characteristics from different conditions that might be more easily placed on a spectrum. They argue that the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome......middle of article......w.livescience.com/37333-dsm-aspergers-disorder.htmlSchulzke, E. (June 24, 2013) . The diagnosis changes, but the Asperger identity endures. Retrieved from http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865582041/Diagnosis-changes-but-Asperger-identity-endures.html?pg=all van Duin, ED, Zinkstok, J., McAlonan, G., and van Amelsvoort , T. (2014). Brain white matter structure in Asperger's syndrome. Complete Guide to Autism, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4788-7_115 Willingham, E. (December 4, 2014). Exactly: the prevalence of Asperger's syndrome should 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 Disorders Research, 32 768-773. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.11.003