It was not removed - it was pushed into the "Umbrella" of "Autistic spectrum disorder" - why? Because there was no agreement as to what "High functioning autism

It was not removed - it was pushed into the "Umbrella" of "Autistic spectrum disorder" - why? Because there was no agreement as to what "High functioning autism" vs "Aspergers" was so different people diagnosing would put different people under different things.