variants:
or Asperger syndrome
or less commonly Asperger's disorder
or Asperger's
Definition of Asperger's syndrome
: an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction, by repetitive patterns of behavior and restricted interests, by normal language and cognitive development but poor conversational skills and difficulty with nonverbal communication, and often by above average performance in a narrow field against a general background of impaired functioning
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The first known use of Asperger's syndrome was in 1971
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