Asperger's Syndrome

Asperger's Syndrome <Tab/>Asperger's Syndrome (AS), one of the autistic spectrum disorders, is severe and sustained impairment in social interaction and the development of limited or restricted patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. Asperger's syndrome is also known as Asperger's disorder. Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician, accurately described children with this syndrome in the 1940's and was officially recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for the first …

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