Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is a former neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of beha ...
is an autism spectrum disorder, a neurobiological syndrome affecting social and communication skills, named after its discoverer
Hans Asperger
Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger (, ; 18 February 1906 – 21 October 1980) was an Austrian psychiatrist. He is remembered for his pioneering studies of autism, specifically in children. His name was given to Asperger syndrome, a form of autism ...
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Asperger or Asperger's may also refer to:
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Hans Asperger
Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger (, ; 18 February 1906 – 21 October 1980) was an Austrian psychiatrist. He is remembered for his pioneering studies of autism, specifically in children. His name was given to Asperger syndrome, a form of autism ...
(1906–1980), Austrian pediatrician with ties to eugenics after whom Asperger syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder, is named
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Asperger's Are Us
Asperger's Are Us is an American comedy troupe. They are the first comedy troupe consisting entirely of people with Asperger syndrome, though their shows do not reference autism at all.
Biography
Asperger's Are Us formed on the North Shore of Ma ...
, the first comedy troupe formed by people with Asperger syndrome
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Asperger's Society of Ontario
See also
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Asperg
Asperg () is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Asperg was established by the County Palatine of Tübingen, whose ruling house had a cadet named Asperg, around a preexisting castle. The town and castle ...
, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Asperges
Asperges is the rite of sprinkling a congregation with holy water. The name comes from the first word in the 9th verse of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in the Vulgate) in the Latin translation which is sung during the traditional form of the rite (or opti ...
, a Christian rite of sprinkling holy water
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Aspergillum
An aspergillum (less commonly, aspergilium or aspergil) is a Christian liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water. It comes in three forms: a freshly cut hyssop branch, a brush-like bundle that is dipped in the holy water and shaken, an ...
, a liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water
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Asperges me", a Latin antiphon said or sung at the Asperges
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Aspergillus
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''Aspergillus'' was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Mic ...
'', a genus of several hundred mold species
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Cynthia Ashperger
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High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors, A Wikipedia essay about editors with Asperger's syndrome.
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