Asperger's Syndrome (Asperger Syndrome, Asperger Disorder) Glossary of TermsThe following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Asperger's Syndrome (Asperger Syndrome, Asperger Disorder) article.
Abnormal: Outside the expected norm, or uncharacteristic of a particular patient. ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. American Psychiatric Association: A medical specialty society with over 35,000 US and inte... See the entire definition of American Psychiatric AssociationAnxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear, characterized by physical symptoms such as pa... See the entire definition of AnxietyAsperger syndrome: An autistic disorder most notable for the often great discrepancy betw... See the entire definition of Asperger syndromeAsperger's syndrome: See Asperger syndrome. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A disorder in which a person is unable to contro... See the entire definition of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderAutism: A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social inter... See the entire definition of AutismCognitive: Having to do with thought, judgment, or knowledge. Cure: 1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. 2. A time withou... See the entire definition of CureDepression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and that affects the way... See the entire definition of DepressionDevelopmental disorder: One of several disorders that interrupt normal development in chi... See the entire definition of Developmental disorderDiagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ... See the entire definition of DiagnosisDSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, the officia... See the entire definition of DSM-IVGenetic: Having to do with genes and genetic 
Hyperactivity: A higher than normal level of activity. An organ can be described as hyper... See the entire definition of HyperactivityIncidence: The frequency with which something, such as a disease or trait, appears in a pa... See the entire definition of IncidenceLearning disability: A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skill... See the entire definition of Learning disabilityMemory: 1. The ability to recover information about past events or knowledge. ... See the entire definition of MemoryMotor: Something that produces or refers to motion. For example, a motor neuron is a nerve... See the entire definition of MotorNeurological: Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system as, for example, a neurol... See the entire definition of NeurologicalPain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa... See the entire definition of PainPediatric: Pertaining to children. Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan... See the entire definition of PrognosisPsychiatric: Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry, the medical specialty conc... See the entire definition of PsychiatricPsychotherapy: The treatment of a behavior disorders, mental illness, or any other conditi... See the entire definition of PsychotherapySensitivity: 1. In psychology, the quality of being sensitive. As, for example, sen... See the entire definition of SensitivitySensory: Relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus, to the voyage made by inc... See the entire definition of SensoryStress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact... See the entire definition of StressSyndrome: A combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process.
Taste: A perception that results from stimulation of a gustatory nerve. Taste belongs to t... See the entire definition of TasteTherapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment. Vaccines: Microbial preparations of killed or modified microorganisms that can stimulate a... See the entire definition of Vaccines
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