Can you have autism and aspergers?

Under the current DSM-5, there is no autism or Asperger's, there is just a single autism spectrum disorder (ASD). So no, you cannot have autism, you cannot have Asperger's, and you cannot have a combination. You can only have ASD. read more

Asperger syndrome is one of several previously separate subtypes of autism that were folded into the single diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with the publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual in 2013. Asperger syndrome was generally considered to be on the “high functioning” end of the spectrum. read more

You either had normal language development or delayed language development, so you can only have either Aspergers or Autistic Disorder, but not both at the same time. You can however say that you have Apergers and it would be perfectly correct to say you have ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) too because ASD includes autism. read more