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Asperger syndrome
[ as-per-ger sin-drohm, -druhm ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- (no longer in clinical use) a developmental disability characterized by repetitive behaviors, differences in understanding social interactions, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: formerly contrasted with autism, but now considered to fall under autism spectrum disorder.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asperger syndrome1
First recorded in 1970–75; named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger (1906–80), who described it in 1944
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Example Sentences
I think I probably never had a clue about how people date, because I have Asperger Syndrome.
From The Daily Beast
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