This early intervention is what will set the starting point in achieving a child's goals of independence and success. Richard Grinker, an anthropologist at George Washington University says that, "removing Asperger's really removes what is a false barrier to parents getting care for their kids" (Hamilton). A child getting the right treatment is what matters the most no matter what label that child has. Grinker agrees with adding Asperger's under the autism spectrum for this reason (Hamilton). I also believe that added Asperger's under autism in the DSM was a positive decision because parents of a child with AS will not have to fight for their child to receive proper treatment any more. .
After February of 2010, when Asperger's was added under autism, the view of which health care professions diagnosis someone with Asperger's drastically changed. The biological stages in the beginning parts of a child's development are what will ultimately determine separating what the two disorders are (Steinberg). These early signs, that will set a child with Asperger's apart from one with autism, include the child with Asperger's showing no signs of language development problems. Asperger's will mainly affect a child in their social skills and that is something that we as humans need in order to succeed. "Given that humans are social animals, interpersonal intelligence is perhaps the most important natural human skill- as valuable as or more valuable than verbal linguistic intelligence and mathematical intelligence" (Steinberg). Here, Steinberg is stating how important it is for a person to be able to develop social skills. These skills are the ones that will allow for someone to get a job, get into a certain school, and even make friendships all throughout their lives. Many psychologists agree that having social skills are one of the most important things that a person will need for success (Steinberg).