A doctor called Asperger that we'll call Hans Had plenty to do and plenty of plans To name a syndrome after himself So that people like me weren't left on the shelf Many years later thanks to Old Hans People were diagnosed and they became his fans Parents and doctors and teachers alike Understood Asperger Syndrome just like riding a bike They thanked Old Hans many years on As the diagnosis kept going on and on Lots of research does even more good Just like the books by Tony Attwood Hans Asperger is sadly no longer with us But he did leave a lot so that he could give us We thank him for making our lives much easier And I myself feel a whole lot pleasier. QUESTION: Where did the name Asperger Syndrome comes from? ANSWER: Hans Asperger, an Austrian scientist in 1944, discovered the syndrome. He found out why children and adults behaved differently from other people and linked it with autism, except that he found that these people had average or above average intelligence. The word Asperger also seems to be a Dutch word as a language translation website proved, the word means "sparrow grass" in English. We believe that the words Asperger and asparagus are related to each other as both words translate as exactly the same word. Someone also told me that the French word asperge also seems to be a translation for both Asperger and asparagus.