Defining Asperger’s Syndrome

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Aspie is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot these days. A friend of mine has been Official Diagnosed with the condition, which his therapist justified with a two-point definition:

A) Poor Social Skills, and
B) Lack of Executive Function

The second point is one of those fancy terms that psychologists, motivational speakers, and charlatans like to throw around, so let’s see what Infogalactic has to say about it.

Executive functions (also known as cognitive control a...