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circular definition being invoked here - tricksy! false!
:Asperger Syndrome or (Asperger's Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. [http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html#DSM]
:Asperger Syndrome or (Asperger's Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. [http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html#DSM]
As with many psychological problems, Asperger's syndrome is often described in the popular press as ''causing'' the strange behavior which the diagnosis describes. There is no known cause of Asperger's <ref> Researchers feel that Asperger's syndrome is probably hereditary in nature because many families report having an "odd" relative or two. [http://www.autism.org/asperger.html] </ref>
As with many psychological problems, Asperger's syndrome is often described in the popular press as ''causing'' the strange behavior which the diagnosis describes. For example, the recently publicized case of the anti-social "physics genius". Michael Martinez of the ''Chicago Tribune'' wrote:
*Cottrell has Asperger syndrome, which makes his behavior inappropriate and bizarre at times. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-070712ecoterror,1,1127032.story?ctrack=1&cset=true]
However, this is [[circular reasoning]], akin to saying that [[anorexia]] caused girls to starve themselves. bulimia is caused by
There is no known cause of Asperger's <ref> Researchers feel that Asperger's syndrome is probably hereditary in nature because many families report having an "odd" relative or two. [http://www.autism.org/asperger.html] </ref>
although it has been called a "neurobiological disorder".
although it has been called a "neurobiological disorder".