Asperger syndrome
[ as-per-ger ]
/ ˈæs pər gər /
noun Psychiatry.
a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
Also
As·per·ger's syn·drome
[as-per-gerz] /ˈæs pər gərz/.
Also called
As·per·ger's,
Asperger's disorder.
Origin of Asperger syndrome
named after Hans
Asperger, 1906–80, Austrian pediatrician, who described it in 1944