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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 ...
The popular book Children with autism: a parents' guide was also released in 1989. It was edited by American psychologist Michael D. Powers. [407] A second edition was published in 2000. The similar Asperger's syndrome and your child: a parents' guide was released in 2002. [408]
The works and legacy of Hans Asperger and Leo Kanner, who both described autism near simultaneously, are compared. Silberman alleges that while Asperger recognized children as being individuals with unique talents, Kanner portrayed them in a much more negative light.
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."
Autistic supremacism, also referred to as Aspie supremacism (in reference to Asperger syndrome), is an ideological school of thought followed within certain segments of the autism community, suggesting that individuals formerly diagnosed with Asperger syndrome possess superior traits compared to both neurotypical individuals and other autistic ...
Asperger syndrome was a relatively new diagnosis in the field of autism, [152] though a syndrome like it was described as early as 1925 by Soviet child psychiatrist Grunya Sukhareva (1891–1981), [153] [1] As a child, Asperger appears to have exhibited some features of the very condition named after him, such as remoteness and talent in language.
Hans Asperger, pediatrician (most known for work on autism, Asperger syndrome named for him) Leopold Auenbrugger (1722-1809), physician (method of percussion) Robert Bárány, physician, 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Georg Joseph Beer, physician (forerunner in ophthalmology) Lorenz Böhler, physician
Asperger or Asperger's may also refer to: Hans Asperger (1906–1980), Austrian pediatrician with ties to eugenics after whom Asperger syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder, is named Asperger's Are Us , the first comedy troupe formed by people with Asperger syndrome