ALL meanings of asperger's syndrome
As·per·ger syn·drome
A a - noun asperger's syndrome a form of autism in which the person affected has limited but obsessive interests, and has difficulty relating to other people 3
- noun asperger's syndrome a developmental disorder characterized by social and emotional deficiencies, but accompanied by normal or above-average verbal skills and cognitive ability 3
- noun asperger's syndrome 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. 1
- noun asperger's syndrome (Uncountable Noun) (neurology) An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines. 0