A relatively mild variant of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), marked by a watered-down version of autistic symptoms (e.g., poor social skills and communication) but perfectly intact language and intellectual abilities, which may range from average to unmeasurable genius. It is often associated with high IQ as their need for logic and often above-average mathematical and scientific skills make them STEM graduates.
by Doc_B April 14, 2015
Get the Asperger's Syndrome mug.Miscommunication when a friend's attempt to comfort another (i.e. after a break-up) instead blames that person for being a dofus choosing poorly.
Helper's Syndrome caused Sanna to call my ex's "psychos" after I broke up. My girls aren't "psychos."
by richardc020 April 17, 2009
Get the Helper's Syndrome mug.The effect caused by spending large amounts of time with your instrument/vocal part causing the instrument/parts personality to take over. For example, trumpet players become more self-centered and egocentric, whereas cellists become perfectionists, and the people singing the baritone part mellow out. This can be achieved in varying degrees, but begins to show up the moment someone gets an instrument or vocal part.
Dude, what happened to Todd? He used to be so hyperactive before he joined choir.
Don't worry, he's probably just be suffering from Musician’s Syndrome.
Don't worry, he's probably just be suffering from Musician’s Syndrome.
by Hope I. Nobands August 17, 2011
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Extreme paranoia, irrational behavior that alienates others. Very anti-social and just plain weird.
Extreme paranoia, irrational behavior that alienates others. Very anti-social and just plain weird.
Jan sure is psycho and paranoid. Any little thing can set her off. She yelled at her neighbors the other day for climbing their fence. She's been diagnosed with Tayer's syndrome. She's got cameras in her front yard. I think I'll walk by there and flip her off.
by Lopz August 9, 2012
Get the Tayer's Syndrome mug.Owens syndrome (OS), also known as trisomy CYMRU, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of CYMRU.
It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability.
The altered CYMRU gene dosage has been linked with other syndromes suggesting a pivotal role in mental development.
The first recorded case occurred in an elderly adult male (G.OWEN), who had severely suffered throughout his life.
Atypical symptoms have been shown at higher occurances in smokers and frequenters of “Monny O’Clock”. These include red pilling girls, a slow sluggish gait, weak concentration and immunity to sarcasm.
Weakening of the hearts ability to repair in response to damage has been demonstrated, while not exclusive to this disease it is far from uncommon.
The olfactory system and parietal lobes are shown to be severely impaired, as such the pallet remains unrefined and diet is severely limited to pastry products.
It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability.
The altered CYMRU gene dosage has been linked with other syndromes suggesting a pivotal role in mental development.
The first recorded case occurred in an elderly adult male (G.OWEN), who had severely suffered throughout his life.
Atypical symptoms have been shown at higher occurances in smokers and frequenters of “Monny O’Clock”. These include red pilling girls, a slow sluggish gait, weak concentration and immunity to sarcasm.
Weakening of the hearts ability to repair in response to damage has been demonstrated, while not exclusive to this disease it is far from uncommon.
The olfactory system and parietal lobes are shown to be severely impaired, as such the pallet remains unrefined and diet is severely limited to pastry products.
by gethin diagnoser June 6, 2018
Get the Owen's syndrome mug.A tendency for some engineers to believe that they can solve complex problems in unrelated fields (economics, philosophy, etc) by applying typical engineering strategies (mathematical modeling, etc) despite lacking domain knowledge in the field.
"The volatility of financial markets can be minimized by using control theory to model the market as a second-order system."
"That's just your engineer's syndrome talking."
"That's just your engineer's syndrome talking."
by Honkwicher April 5, 2021
Get the Engineer's syndrome mug.The phenomenon of people condemning vices they have indulged in themselves already, and since given up. Inspired by the _Confessions_ of Augustine (417 CE), in which Augustine describes his career path and then denouces the things he did to get to where he is.
WHY IT'S BAD
With SAS, the perpetrator has received the BENEFITS of a particular vice. It could consist of sleeping one's way to the top, or lying a lot, or getting divorced, or indulging a vice until it gets tiresome. At that point the perpetrator makes a big display out of quitting the vice and condemning it publicly. It's like climbing a ladder out of a ditch and then pulling the ladder up so others can't get out of the ditch; and to add insult to injury, the perpetrator ridicules the desire to use the ladder.
Like other forms of hypocrisy, it's destructive because it enforces stupid social codes. If the social codes were right all along, then the perpetrator should not get off the hook for violating them, but, in effect, he gets praise for having done so (and having "kicked the habit"). If the codes were wrong, then they should be confronted . And finally, it's bad because it creates a meritocracy of bullshit.
WHY IT'S BAD
With SAS, the perpetrator has received the BENEFITS of a particular vice. It could consist of sleeping one's way to the top, or lying a lot, or getting divorced, or indulging a vice until it gets tiresome. At that point the perpetrator makes a big display out of quitting the vice and condemning it publicly. It's like climbing a ladder out of a ditch and then pulling the ladder up so others can't get out of the ditch; and to add insult to injury, the perpetrator ridicules the desire to use the ladder.
Like other forms of hypocrisy, it's destructive because it enforces stupid social codes. If the social codes were right all along, then the perpetrator should not get off the hook for violating them, but, in effect, he gets praise for having done so (and having "kicked the habit"). If the codes were wrong, then they should be confronted . And finally, it's bad because it creates a meritocracy of bullshit.
A good example of St Augustine's Syndrome is Doctor Laura Schlessinger, the evangelical talk radio host who climbed her way to the top, divorced, and then renounced feminism. Many putative sages are famous for having had, earlier in their lives, immense amounts of sex with numerous partners, only to renounce the ways of the flesh and denounced materialistic society.
by Abu Yahya March 21, 2010
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