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[[File:US autism 6 17 1996-2007.svg.png|thumbnail|200px|In the United States, reports of autism cases per 1,000 children grew dramatically from 1996 to 2007. It is unknown how much, if any, of that growth came from changes in autism's actual prevalence.<ref>
[[File:US autism 6 17 1996-2007.svg.png|thumbnail|200px|In the United States, reports of autism cases per 1,000 children grew dramatically from 1996 to 2007. It is unknown how much, if any, of that growth came from changes in autism's actual prevalence.<ref>
*Prevalence and changes in diagnostic practice:Fombonne E. The prevalence of autism. JAMA. 2003;289(1):87–9.
*Prevalence and changes in diagnostic practice:Fombonne E. The prevalence of autism. JAMA. 2003;289(1):87–9.
*Wing L, Potter D. The epidemiology of autistic spectrum disorders: is the prevalence rising? Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2002;8(3):151–61.</ref>]]
*Wing L, Potter D. The epidemiology of autistic spectrum disorders: is the prevalence rising? Ment [[Retard]] Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2002;8(3):151–61.</ref>]]
Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D. wrote in his article ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome'':
Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D. wrote in his article ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome'':
{{cquote|Both narcissists and high functioning people with Asperger like features are goal minded to a fault, and both can view other people more as functions or vehicles to achieve that goal instead of as people with feelings. However a critical difference between the two is that a narcissist doesn't care if they hurt you or your feelings (and the truly malignant ones may even take delight in doing so), whereas someone with Asperger's like features would prefer not to.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-goulston-md/just-listen---dont-confus_b_316169.html ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome''], Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D., Huffington Post</ref>}}
{{cquote|Both narcissists and high functioning people with Asperger like features are goal minded to a fault, and both can view other people more as functions or vehicles to achieve that goal instead of as people with feelings. However a critical difference between the two is that a narcissist doesn't care if they hurt you or your feelings (and the truly malignant ones may even take delight in doing so), whereas someone with Asperger's like features would prefer not to.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-goulston-md/just-listen---dont-confus_b_316169.html ''Just Listen - Don't Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger's Syndrome''], Dr. Mark Goulston, M.D., Huffington Post</ref>}}