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The story of Hans Asperger, Nazism, murdered children, post-war oblivion, the birth of the diagnosis in the 1980s, the gradual expansion of the diagnostic criteria and the huge recent interest in autism spectrum disorders exemplify the historical and volatile nature of diagnoses: they are historic constructs that reflect the times and societies ...
Hans Asperger gave a very detailed report of Fritz and his efforts to understand his problems in his case report 'Autistic psychopathy' in childhood. [9] Fritz was a first child of his parents. According to Asperger, his mother was a descendant of "one of the greatest Austrian poets" and she described her family as "in the mad-genius mould."
The man credited with developing our idea of an autism spectrum and Asperger's syndrome—Hans Asperger—conducted his research in Nazi Vienna
There are dueling opinions on the question of Hans Asperger's involvement with the Nazi eugenics program or if he was aware of the euthanasia program occurring at Am Spiegelgrund. During World War II, Asperger worked as a doctor in the University of Vienna Pediatric Clinic, which was in close proximity to Am Spiegelgrund. [43]
Hans Asperger: February 18, 1906: October 21, 1980: Asperger's alleged Nazi involvement has been hotly debated as his knowledge and involvement remains unknown. Alfred Erich Hoche: August 1, 1865: May 16, 1943: While never a party member, Hoche is known for his writings about eugenics and euthanasia. Yusuf (Bey Murad) Ibrahim: May 27, 1877 ...
Anna de Hooge studied Aspie supremacism in a 2019 publication. She determined that the movement defined the superiority of individuals concerned on the basis of demographic factors which could include their race, gender, and economic value, linking the origins of this ideology to Hans Asperger's collaboration with the Nazi euthanasia program. [1]
The Austrian psychiatrist Hans Asperger was born in Vienna in 1906. In 1929, German psychiatrist Erich Rudolf Jaensch (of the University of Marburg) published his book Grundformen menschlichen Seins (Basic forms of human existence). [89] Asperger would later say his autism thinking was influenced by its explanation of schizothyms. [57]
He has talked in public a number of times about having “Asperger’s syndrome” (a term that fell out of favor as researchers learned the extent of Hans Asperger’s collaboration with the Nazi ...