little professor

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger year to refer to his Aspergic child patients. He likened them to professors because of their extreme knowledgeability on restricted interests.

Noun[edit]

little professor (plural little professors)

  1. (slang) A child with Asperger's syndrome.
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