Why are the people with Asperger's syndrome considered mad?

In the first place, I never considered a person with Asperger's to be "mad". They are merely highly functioning people afflicted by autism. They are usually very intelligent, somewhat antisocial, and a bit awkward. Some are so highly functioning they merely appear to be a bit shy.

Since I know someone with it (well diagnosed with it) ,I can only say that it is because of the fact that people with Asperger's Symdrone overthink instintively which is converse to what is normal ;overthinking about the environment that they are in to the point of discomfort.This could contribute to the disgruntled face that they make when they are around individuals rather it be single persons or in the presense of a group.The "madness" factor is an illusion that draws or forces the viewer to interpret or misinterpret that as the first person being mad or just mad at them.With that in mind ,it would be wise not to tell anybody "with this condition" to "lift your head up" or "that everything is going to be alright" because you are just going to irritate them;"they are not mad,just uncomfortable.

My own definition of madness is mania, psychosis or some other extreme and usually transitory affliction. I think someone with Autism might appear this way when they aren't and also be more susceptible to it. Asperger's is considered in association with autism, but most people faced with someone with Asperger Syndrome who wasn't afflicted in any other way wouldn't judge them to be mad on the strength of their appearance in my opinion, merely slightly peculiar. But not everyone automatically considers peculiarity to be a bad thing and believes that it forecloses the incidence of all virtues.

Madness is beauty. Letting go and finally being the true essence of yourself... This can be good, can be bad... can be hard but can be fun.

I have never considered Aspergers to be a form of madness and I've never encountered anyone else who thinks it is.