Asperger's syndrome
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Asperger's syndrome /ˈaspəːdʒəz/
▶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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