autistic psychopathy en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by Hans Asperger.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of Asperger's syndrome.
Autistic psychopathy (Asperger's syndrome) is a relatively static character disorder, unlike infantile autism which is a developing psychotic process.
1973, William M. Easson, Lane A. Gerber, Marvin E. Gottlieb, Psychiatry Continuing Education Review, page 54: