0 an expression sometimes used to refer to autism (= a brain condition that affects the development of social and communication skills) in a person with average or above average intelligence: --
He had the idea of writing a book from the point of view of a boy with Asperger syndrome.
In the UK, doctors no longer diagnose people with Asperger's syndrome.
She announced in 2013 that she had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism.