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'''Asperger's Syndrome''' is an Autism Spectrum "Disorder" (ASD) that can contribute to someones [[inceldom]]. The diagnosis was previously distinct from ASD in the United States, but was subsumed into the broader diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-5 manual released by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2013.<ref>https://iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/dsm5_and_asd</ref> It is still recognized in the ICD-11 maintained by the World Health Organization as a subset of autism.<ref>https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/120443468</ref> The diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome is/was dependent on the subject meeting the criteria for a certain level of autistic symptoms such as social deficits and obsessive interests while having an [[IQ]] in the normal range or higher and not experiencing any developmental delay in language acquisition.  
'''Asperger's Syndrome''' is an Autism Spectrum "Disorder" (ASD) that can contribute to someones [[inceldom]]. The diagnosis was previously distinct from ASD in the United States, but was subsumed into the broader diagnosis of ASD in the DSM-5 manual released by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2013.<ref>https://iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/dsm5_and_asd</ref> It is still recognized in the ICD-11 maintained by the World Health Organization as a subset of autism.<ref>https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/120443468</ref> The diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome is/was dependent on the subject meeting the criteria for a certain level of autistic symptoms such as social deficits and obsessive interests while having an [[IQ]] in the normal range or higher and not experiencing any developmental delay in language acquisition.  


The condition is named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian paediatrician who first described the disorder in a medical context, dubbing the condition "autistic psychopathy"(in German the word "psychopathische" was often used to refer to any type of mental illness).<ref>''Die ‘Autistischen Psychopathen’ im Kindesalter'', Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten (1944), 117, pp. 76-136 German:http://www.neurodiversity.com/library_asperger_1944.html English translation:https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1992-97284-002</ref> <ref>"The term psychopathy itself gained a specific and notorious meaning of a condition of amorality and anti-social or violent behaviour. Such a morally pejorative concept is said to have not been intended by Koch; he had applied the term 'psychopathic' to mean originating from an organic defect in the brain, and the term inferiority to simply refer to dysfunction. However, it was probably his concept and terminology that provided the unfortunate conglomeration of aspects of inferiority, amorality and socially harmful behavior."https://peoplepill.com/people/julius-ludwig-august-koch/ </ref> Asperger is a highly controversial figure due to revelations he contributed to the Nazi Aktion T4 'euthanasia' program. He sent some of his patients to their deaths by writing referral letters suggesting they be killed (though he protected other patients he considered intelligent),<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05112-1</ref> recent discovery of his role in the T4 program may have also been a factor in the redefinition of the disorder by the APA.
The condition is named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian paediatrician who first described the disorder in a medical context, dubbing the condition "autistic psychopathy"(in German the word "psychopathische" was often used to refer to any type of mental illness).<ref>''Die ‘Autistischen Psychopathen’ im Kindesalter'', Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten (1944), 117, pp. 76-136 German:http://www.neurodiversity.com/library_asperger_1944.html English translation:https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1992-97284-002</ref> <ref>"The term psychopathy itself gained a specific and notorious meaning of a condition of amorality and anti-social or violent behaviour. Such a morally pejorative concept is said to have not been intended by Koch; he had applied the term 'psychopathic' to mean originating from an organic defect in the brain, and the term inferiority to simply refer to dysfunction. However, it was probably his concept and terminology that provided the unfortunate conglomeration of aspects of inferiority, amorality and socially harmful behavior."https://peoplepill.com/people/julius-ludwig-august-koch/ </ref> Asperger is a highly controversial figure due to revelations he contributed to the Nazi Aktion T4 'euthanasia' program,<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05112-1</ref> recent discovery of his role in the T4 program may have also been a factor in the redefinition of the disorder by the APA.


People with Asperger's often experience difficulty socializing and blending in with [[normies]], largely due to being bad with emotional recognition and expression, the condition sometimes being co-morbid or conflated with Prosopagnosia (face-blindness).<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/my-life-aspergers/201303/how-much-aspergers-is-really-face-or-emotion-blindness</ref>
People with Asperger's often experience difficulty socializing and blending in with [[normies]], largely due to being bad with emotional recognition and expression, the condition sometimes being co-morbid or conflated with Prosopagnosia (face-blindness).<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/my-life-aspergers/201303/how-much-aspergers-is-really-face-or-emotion-blindness</ref>

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