[TypeZoNegative]

If they’re going to get rid of Asperger’s syndrome, they should get rid of Schizoid personality disorder, since schizoid is the mildest form of schizophrenia and is the mildest part of a spectrum much like Autism.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

If they’re going to get rid of Asperger’s syndrome, they should get rid of Schizoid personality disorder, since schizoid is the mildest form of schizophrenia and is the mildest part of a spectrum much like Autism.

It seems to me as if the tendency has been to postulate a "light" form of whatever the pathology du jour happens to be, to cover the asses of those who need an excuse for some kind of untoward behavior but don't quite come up to the criteria for the "full" version.