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Asperger's syndrome
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English
Alternative forms
en Asperger syndrome
Etymology
en Hans Asperger Austrian pediatrician = 1906 1980.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæspɜːɡəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ /ˈæspɜːdʒəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ RP asperger-syndromeOxford Dictionaries https://web.archive.org/web/20140508105744/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Asperger%27s-syndrome
en en-uk-Asperger's syndrome.ogg UK
en /ˈæspɝɡɚz ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ US Oxford Dictionaries 13 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161002131206/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Asperger%27s_syndrome<<name:oed us>>
Noun
Asperger's syndrome -
en dated uncountable neurology A developmental disorder characterised by the autistic symptoms of sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines but yet typically no impairment in the instrumental use of language nor intellectual disability.
en AS Asperger's autistic psychopathy obsolete
en pervasive developmental disorder autism spectrum disorder
en Kanner's syndrome atypical autism
Usage notes
From ICD-11 and DSM-5 on, Asperger's syndrome has been merged with other disorders into autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The term has become controversial, particularly because of Hans Asperger's activities during the Second World War (although his attitude towards Nazism is disputed).
Derived terms
en aspie Asperger's Aspergian Aspergerian Aspergic Assburgers sperg
Translations
autism related developmental disorder
Afrikaans: af Aspergersindroom
Arabic: ar متلازمة اسبرجر
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 亞氏保加症 aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3
Mandarin: cmn 亞斯伯格症候群 Yàsībógé zhènghòuqún Taiwan, cmn 阿斯伯格綜合徵 Āsībógé zōnghézhēng mainland China
Czech: cs Aspergerův syndrom m
Danish: da Aspergers syndrom n
Dutch: nl syndroom van Asperger n, nl aspergersyndroom n
Estonian: et Aspergeri sündroom
Finnish: fi Aspergerin oireyhtymä, fi Aspergerin syndrooma
French: fr syndrome d'Asperger m
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Aspergersyndroam, fy Aspergersyndroom
German: de Asperger-Syndrom n
Greek: el σύνδρομο Άσπεργκερ
Hebrew: he תסמונת אספרגר
Hindi: hi आस्पेर्गर सिंड्रोम
Hungarian: hu Asperger-szindróma
Icelandic: is Asperger helkenni
Indonesian: id sindrom Asperger
Italian: it sindrome di Asperger
Japanese: ja アスペルガー症候群 Asuperugā shōkōgun
Kazakh: kk Аспергера нышанаты, kk Аспергера синдромы
Korean: ko ^아스퍼거 증후군
Latvian: lv Aspergera sindroms
Lithuanian: lt Aspergerio sindromas
Persian: fa نشانگان آسپرگر nešânegân-e âsperger
Polish: pl zespół Aspergera m
Portuguese: pt síndrome de Asperger f
Romanian: ro sindromul Asperger
Russian: ru синдро́м Аспе́ргера m
Serbo-Croatian: sh Aspergerov sindrom m
Spanish: es síndrome de Asperger m
Swahili: sw ugonjwa wa asperger
Swedish: sv Aspergers syndrom n
Thai: th กลุ่มอาการแอสเปอร์เจอร์
Turkish: tr Asperger sendromu
Vietnamese: vi hội chứng Asperger
Yiddish: yi אַספּערגער־סינדראָם
See also
en autism
en learning disability
en PDD
en pervasive developmental disorder
References
en discontinued eponyms eponyms
en Autism Syndromes