For more on causes, symptoms, and treatments of Asperger's syndrome, see our Diagnosis Dictionary. As with all autism spectrum disorders, people with Asperger's have difficulties in social situations.

It is also considered controversial due to the history of Austrian psychiatrist Hans Asperger, whom it was named after. He worked with the Nazis during the Holocaust. What are the symptoms?

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Asperger's Syndrome was first described in the 1940s by an Austrian pediatrician, Hans Asperger, who noticed that he had many patients with deficient social and communicative skills even though they h ...