Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, a neurobiological syndrome affecting social and communication skills, named after its discoverer Hans Asperger. Asperger or Asperger's may also refer to: Hans Asperger (1906–1980), Austrian pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder, is named Asperger's Are Us, the first comedy troupe formed by people with Asperger syndrome Asperger's Society of Ontario See also Asperg, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Asperges, a Christian rite of sprinkling holy water Aspergillum, a liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water "Asperges me", a Latin antiphon said or sung at the Asperges Aspergillus, a genus of several hundred mold species Cynthia Ashperger High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors, A Wikipedia essay about editors with Asperger's syndrome.