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'''Asperger's Syndrome''' is | '''Asperger's Syndrome''' is an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that can contribute to someones [[inceldom]]. The diagnosis was previously distinct from ASD, but was subsumed into the broader diagnosis of ASD in 2013.<ref>https://iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/dsm5_and_asd</ref> The original diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome was dependent on the subject meeting the criteria for a certain level of autistic symptoms such as social deficits and obsessive interests without concurrently experiencing a developmental delay or suffering from an intellectual disability. | ||
The condition is named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian paediatrician who first described the disorder in a medical context, now a highly controversial figure due to revelations he contributed to the Nazi Aktion T4 'euthanasia' program. Asperger sent some of his patients to their deaths by writing referral letters suggesting they be killed (though he protected some patients he considered intelligent),<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05112-1</ref> recent knowledge of these actions may have also been a factor in the renaming of the disorder. | The condition is named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian paediatrician who first described the disorder in a medical context, now a highly controversial figure due to revelations he contributed to the Nazi Aktion T4 'euthanasia' program. Asperger sent some of his patients to their deaths by writing referral letters suggesting they be killed (though he protected some patients he considered intelligent),<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05112-1</ref> recent knowledge of these actions may have also been a factor in the renaming of the disorder. | ||