ASPERGER'S SYNDROME


Meaning of ASPERGER'S SYNDROME in English

[ 'aspə:dʒəz ]

■ noun Psychiatry a mild autistic disorder characterized by awkwardness in social interaction, pedantry in speech, and preoccupation with very narrow interests.

Origin

1940s: named after the Austrian psychiatrist Hans Asperger .

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