Social disability without Asperger's?

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I was wondering, do you think it is possible to have a "social disability" without having Asperger's?

I was DX'ed as a kid with a "social disability" this was back in the 80's prior to Asperger's even existing!

It was suggested to me that my son may have one several years ago. Overall though, do you think it is possible to have a "social disability" without having Asperger's?

Likewise, is it possible to have Asperger's without having a "Social Disability?

well, there is Social Anxiety, which I have. There are also speech disorders but they're probably not a social disability

By "disability" I don't mean speech, or anxiety, or agrophobia, or any other condition like that. I mean more or less, an inability to sustain friendships in most circumstances with NT's. The types of problems ASDs are prone too.

Yeah, there are quite a few other diagnoses which can involve low social skills.

Nonverbal Learning Disorder (deficiency in learning nonverbal communication and skills which don't involve words)
Various Personality Disorders (these can make a person less appealing to others)
Simple Learning Disorder in Social Skills (specific diagnosis for a learning disorder which involves only social skills)
ADHD (bad attention span equals bad at paying attention to others--ADHD often results in annoying or socially naive actions)
Developmental Delay (results in low skills across the board)

Any disability or difference which separates a person from the "normal" world to a great degree can result in low social skills simply because of a lack of practice.

Interesting...

thank you;

Is poor social skills the Hallmark of ASD though?
Being, if you have low social skills, and the other "criteria" then you have it, but without a social skills deficiet, it is unlikely you have any ASD?

The hallmark of ASD is that you somehow seem selfish or demanding(for a selifsh reason). That is where it gets the name aut-ism. That ITSELF is misleading though, because it is usually only an APPEARANCE and frankly I don't think I could have ever appeared too demanding. If anything, I am not demanding enough.

But NO, *****LOTS***** of things can cause social disabilities, and most AREN'T aspergers.

Steve

nah dyspraxia can, angelmans does, down syndrome. the list goes on and on

I had "pschychosocial disability" diagnosed as a teen, then schizoid, which is social desinterest

Doesn't schziod suggest an element of fantasy life?

Down's Syndrome people seem to be socially normal.

NLD is quite like PDD-NOS.

ADD or ADHD would be my guess as to what that diagnosis meant. I think ADD is a branch of the spectrum.

In my experience with AS, you always feel on the outside. I was electively mute in kindergarten.

I have known at least one very outgoing and socially in-your-face Aspie.
He drove me nuts with invading my personal space..I was always having to tell him to pelase back off....The general NT folks around just thought he was very very friendly..and the only way I knew he had Aspergers is because he would frequently bring it up in conversation.