Asperger syndrome
[ as-per-ger sin-drohm, -druhm ]
nounPsychiatry.
(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.
Origin of Asperger syndrome
1First recorded in 1970–75; named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger (1906–80), who described it in 1944
- Also called As·per·ger's syn·drome [as-per-gerz sin-drohm, -druhm], /ˈæs pər gərz ˌsɪn droʊm, -drəm/, As·per·ger's, As·per·ger's dis·or·der [as-per-gerz dis-awr-der]. /ˈæs pər gərz dɪsˌɔr dər/.
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How to use Asperger syndrome in a sentence
I think I probably never had a clue about how people date, because I have Asperger syndrome.
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