little professor

English

Etymology

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

little professor (plural little professors)

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