Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire  Asperger syndrome appears to result from developmental factors that affect many or all functional brain systems, as opposed to localized effects.^[34] Although the specific underpinnings of AS or factors that distinguish it from other ASDs are unknown, Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire and no clear pathology common to individuals with AS has emerged,^[1] it is still possible that AS's mechanism is separate from other ASD.^[35] Neuroanatomical studies and the