Why is Aspergers so similiar to Borderline?

They're not similar at all. They're completely different things. Borderline personality disorder involves poor emotional control, low self-awareness, and an unstable self-image. read more

Asperger’s is a (slightly outdated now) name for autism without severe speech delay. Like all autism, Asperger’s involves difficulty with communication, sensory-processing issues, and difficulty with social skills. read more

So on the surface there are elements of Borderline in all ‘Aspies’ and elements of autism in all ‘Borderliners’, however Asperger’s is seen as a learning disability, as opposed to a personality problem; it encompasses a whole neuronal network of functions and cognitions expanding beyond relationships and mood, these problems are rather the byproduct of the original classic impairments. read more