Asperger syndrome
Noun
Meaning
Asperger syndrome (uncountable)
Alternative form of Asperger's syndrome
Examples
The vast majority of individuals with Asperger Syndrome need help - without that help they won't be able to do very well. The individuals that I know have to overcome a great deal of difficulty to maximize their potential and get the things in life they deserve.
Aykroyd described in a 2004 NPR interview with host Terry Gross as having been analyzed in childhood with Tourette syndrome (TS) as well as Asperger syndrome (AS).
After they started living together, they shared violent fantasies that progressed into an actual plan in which Lenon identified her own 13-year-old son's vulnerable friend, who was trusting and showed signs of Asperger syndrome, as a suitable victim.
To start, Asperger syndrome was formerly a separate subtype of autism that is now diagnosed under autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to pediatrician Dr. Natasha Burgert.
Lorna Wing popularized the term Asperger syndrome in the English-speaking medical community in her 1981 publication citation of a series of case studies of children showing similar symptoms, and Uta Frith translated Asperger's paper to English in 1991.
Globally, autism affects an estimated 21.7 million people as of 2013, while Asperger syndrome affects a further 31.1 million.