Is autism the same as aspergers?

Is Autism (type of autism characterized by very early detection (< 30 months), social coldness, grossly impaired communication, and bizarre motor responses) currently equal to (is the same object as, though perhaps to a different level of accuracy) Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorders (ASD) characterized by difficulties in social interaction and by restricted, stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities?

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The current time is May 19th 2013, 00:31:40

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Fact 1: autistic Disorder is not the same as Asperger's syndrome

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Fact 1 is true for all of timepoint May 19th 2013, 00:31:40

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