Asperger syndrome: Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by an inability to understand how to interact socially. ... more about Asperger syndrome.
Asperger syndrome: A neuropsychiatric disorder mainly involving the inability to understand and becoming involved in social interaction. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Asperger syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Asperger syndrome: Children with AS have a better outlook than those with other forms of pervasive developmental disorders, and are much more likely to grow up to be independently functioning adults. Nonetheless, in most cases, these individuals will continue to demonstrate, to some extent, subtle disturbances in social interactions. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by an inability to understand how to interact socially. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
A childhood disorder predominately affecting boys and similar to autism (AUTISTIC DISORDER). It is characterized by severe, sustained, clinically significant impairment of social interaction, and restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. In contrast to autism, there are no clinically significant delays in language or cognitive development. (From DSM-IV) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Asperger syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Asperger syndrome, or a subtype of Asperger syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Asperger syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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