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单词 Asperger's syndrome
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Definition of Asperger's syndrome in English:

Asperger's syndrome

(also Asperger syndrome)
nounˈaspəːdʒəz ˌsɪndrəʊmˈaspəːɡəz ˌsɪndrəʊmˈæspərɡərz ˌsɪndroʊm
mass noun
  • A developmental disorder related to autism and characterized by awkwardness in social interaction, pedantry in speech, and preoccupation with very narrow interests.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The best-known types of autism are ‘typical autism’ and Asperger's syndrome.
    • It struck me how tense and exhausting everyday life is for someone with Asperger's syndrome: the world can be hard enough to cope with for those of us with ‘normal’ skills - for someone like Patrick everything has to be learned by rote.
    • As the mother of a child with Asperger's syndrome - an autistic spectrum disorder - Ms Dawson felt compelled to study the case.
    • We reviewed them for evidence of the spectrum of autistic disorders, including Asperger's syndrome.
    • They may have a nonverbal learning disability, Asperger's syndrome, high-functioning autism, mild retardation or traumatic brain damage.
    • In previous surveys, mild diagnoses such as Asperger's syndrome were likely excluded.
    • In autism children are withdrawn, whereas in Asperger's syndrome they desire social contact but cannot negotiate rules.
    • Today, doctors group Asperger's syndrome with four other conditions - including autism - that are called autistic spectrum disorders or pervasive developmental disorders.
    • The definition of autism changed in 1994 to include milder forms of the disorder, such as Asperger's syndrome, in which children lack social skills but are often highly verbal.
    • People with Asperger's syndrome can be greatly helped by special training in social skills.
    • Christopher is thought to have Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, although this is never made fully clear.
    • The affliction has also been likened to Asperger's syndrome, a mild variant of autism.
    • However, Tourette's syndrome and affective disorders more commonly co-occur with Asperger's syndrome than with autism, he adds.
    • The professor has been making attempts to understand the causes and research potential treatments for autism and related disorders such as Asperger's syndrome.
    • Much controversy exists regarding the definition of Asperger's syndrome or disorder, both in clinical practice and in research studies.
    • The non-profit centre, which began functioning with just a handful of children, works for those with autism, Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning difficulties.
    • By now, I was convinced that Hayley had an undiagnosed, albeit mild, form of Asperger's syndrome.
    • Christopher Boone lives in Swindon and has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism: he is brilliant at maths but not good at people.
    • Still another client, diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and mental retardation, has used countless methods of photo-therapy to create images of her family system.
    • Someone with autism and Asperger's syndrome will take at face value what is said to them.

Origin

Named after Hans Asperger (1906–80), the Austrian psychiatrist who described the condition in 1944.

 
 

Definition of Asperger's syndrome in US English:

Asperger's syndrome

(also Asperger syndrome)
nounˈæspərɡərz ˌsɪndroʊmˈaspərɡərz ˌsindrōm
  • A developmental disorder related to autism and characterized by higher than average intellectual ability coupled with impaired social skills and restrictive, repetitive patterns of interest and activities.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In autism children are withdrawn, whereas in Asperger's syndrome they desire social contact but cannot negotiate rules.
    • Christopher Boone lives in Swindon and has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism: he is brilliant at maths but not good at people.
    • We reviewed them for evidence of the spectrum of autistic disorders, including Asperger's syndrome.
    • Today, doctors group Asperger's syndrome with four other conditions - including autism - that are called autistic spectrum disorders or pervasive developmental disorders.
    • Someone with autism and Asperger's syndrome will take at face value what is said to them.
    • The affliction has also been likened to Asperger's syndrome, a mild variant of autism.
    • Christopher is thought to have Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, although this is never made fully clear.
    • However, Tourette's syndrome and affective disorders more commonly co-occur with Asperger's syndrome than with autism, he adds.
    • People with Asperger's syndrome can be greatly helped by special training in social skills.
    • The professor has been making attempts to understand the causes and research potential treatments for autism and related disorders such as Asperger's syndrome.
    • It struck me how tense and exhausting everyday life is for someone with Asperger's syndrome: the world can be hard enough to cope with for those of us with ‘normal’ skills - for someone like Patrick everything has to be learned by rote.
    • Much controversy exists regarding the definition of Asperger's syndrome or disorder, both in clinical practice and in research studies.
    • As the mother of a child with Asperger's syndrome - an autistic spectrum disorder - Ms Dawson felt compelled to study the case.
    • The best-known types of autism are ‘typical autism’ and Asperger's syndrome.
    • In previous surveys, mild diagnoses such as Asperger's syndrome were likely excluded.
    • They may have a nonverbal learning disability, Asperger's syndrome, high-functioning autism, mild retardation or traumatic brain damage.
    • Still another client, diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and mental retardation, has used countless methods of photo-therapy to create images of her family system.
    • The non-profit centre, which began functioning with just a handful of children, works for those with autism, Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning difficulties.
    • The definition of autism changed in 1994 to include milder forms of the disorder, such as Asperger's syndrome, in which children lack social skills but are often highly verbal.
    • By now, I was convinced that Hayley had an undiagnosed, albeit mild, form of Asperger's syndrome.

Origin

Named after Hans Asperger (1906–80), the Austrian psychiatrist who described the condition in 1944.

 
 
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