Aspergers

One of the symptoms of Aspergers is the inability to understand the context in which language is used.

Matthew Yglesias » Head of State 2010

I think a characteristic of people with Aspergers is an inability to comprehend humour.

Matthew Yglesias » Veronique de Rugy is So Anti-American That She’s Not Even an American! 2010

I feel like the bigger tragedy of Aspergers is how badly it terrorizes the parents, how helpless and isolated it makes them feel.

Aspergers 2010

I’m not “rationalizing” it – I’m explaining it to the only person whose Aspergers is so severe that it wasn’t blindingly obvious.

Matthew Yglesias » Feel the Kausmentum 2010

Aspergers is not a social problem, it’s a neurological problem that affects social interaction.

EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The spelling kid again on JKL 2007

Or they think they accidentally called the Aspergers hotline. theAmericanist says:

Matthew Yglesias » For Democrats, Even a 2010 Win Will Feel Like a Loss 2010

Some people just can't bring themselves to say "Aspergers" in public because people tend to think they're saying their kid has ass boogers and have probably been told one too many times to have the kid wipe his ass better.

unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2008

One of my extended family has Aspergers which is part of the autism spectrum.

Autism is scary enough without the malice of bullying Man in a Shed 2006

Also, is ASD an umbrella term, covering things such as Aspergers, or a type of autism in its own right?

Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

It seems to easy for people to blame a crime on their illnesses, in Gary's case 'Aspergers'.

Army Rumour Service 2009