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The school nurse discovering burgers in Cartman's underwear.

Asperger Syndrome, sometimes usually referred to as just Asperger's, and now known as autism spectrum disorder, is a developmental disorder on the mild end of the autism spectrum that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and possible lack of communication, as well as restrictive and repetitive behaviors and interests.

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In the Season Fifteen episode "Ass Burgers", Cartman mistakenly believed the disorder to involve literal "ass burgers", to which he put homemade hamburgers in his underwear. When found out by the nurse, Cartman ended up selling these burgers, with his "special ingredient" to other students.

Stan is erroneously diagnosed as having Asperger syndrome, due to his cynicism and lack of motivation, even though neither of these are symptoms of Asperger's. His cynicism is thought to have been brought on by him having been vaccinated for the flu, a practice that some believe to cause autism and other neurological problems in children, a claim which has been widely disregarded by the scientific community.

In South Park, Asperger's is not a real disorder, in that it was used a front used by the Secret Society of Cynics to conceal their fight against fast food restaurants.

In real life, the diagnosis "Asperger syndrome" was changed to "Autism Spectrum Disorder", due to the condition being merged into ASD in 2013. It is also widely believed another partial reason is because of the association of the namesake, Hans Asperger. However, these terms are not interchangeable.

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