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Asperger's syndrome

Pronunciation: /ˈaspəːgəz, ˈaspəːdʒəz/

(also Asperger syndrome)
Definition of Asperger's syndrome

noun

[mass noun]
  • a developmental disorder related to autism and characterized by awkwardness in social interaction, pedantry in speech, and preoccupation with very narrow interests.

Origin:

named after Hans Asperger (1906–80), the Austrian psychiatrist who described the condition in 1944

Asperger's syndrome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Asperger's syndrome in the US English dictionary

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