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How do you spell Asberger's disease?

Posted By: tibby on 2009-02-05
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Subject: How do you spell Asberger's disease?

Is it Asberger's or Asperberger's?  I am seeing it both ways, I am thinking the first one?  thanks!




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Subject: When do you spell out IV?

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