- Asperger syndrome
pp semi small yes pp move indef Infobox disease Name Asperger syndrome Image Riboflavin penicillinamide.jpg Alt Seated boy facing 3 4 away from camera, looking at a ball and stick model of a molecular structure. The model is made of colored magnets and steel balls. Caption People with Asperger syndrome often display intense interests, such as this boy s fascination with molecular structure . DiseasesDB 31268 ICD10 ICD10 F 84 5 f 80 ICD9 299.80 OMIM 608638 MedlinePlus 001549 eMedicineSubj ped eMedicineTopic 147 MeshName Asperger syndrome MeshNumber F03.550.325.100 Asperger syndrome AS , also known as Asperger s syndrome or Asperger disorder , is an autism spectrum disorder ASD that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of language development linguistic and cognitive development . Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical use of language are frequently reported. ref name McPartland ref name Baskin The syndrome is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, studied and described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their Peer group peers , and were physically clumsy. ref name ha The modern conception of Asperger syndrome came into existence in 1981 ref cite journal author Klin A, Pauls D, Schultz R, Volkmar F title Three diagnostic approaches to Asperger syndrome Implications for research journal J of Autism and Dev Dis volume 35 issue 2 pages 221 34 year 2005 pmid 15909408 doi 10.1007 s10803 004 2002 y ref and went through a period of popularization, ref cite book title Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism? editors Schopler E, Mesibov GB, Kunce LJ publisher Plenum press location New York year 1998 chapter The history of Asperger syndrome author Wing L pages 11 25 isbn 0 ... more details
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