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Hans Asperger's name is the last one mentioned on the list of recommendations, after those of three other doctors. [50] Asperger took up his new position on 31 March 1957, with an inaugural lecture devoted to problems in modern pediatrics. [ 52 ]
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]
Asperger's 1940 work, Autistic psychopathy in childhood, [9] found that four of the 200 children studied [10] had difficulty with integrating themselves socially. Although their intelligence levels appeared normal, the children lacked nonverbal communication skills, failed to demonstrate empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.
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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 was one of the first people to study autism, with all of his four study subjects being male. Another early researcher, Leo Kanner described "autistic disturbances of affective contact" in the group consisting of eight boys and three girls.
In 1989, Gillberg became instrumental in the publication of the first diagnostic criteria for Asperger syndrome. [17] They are applied in clinical practice due to the adhesion to the original description of Hans Asperger. [18] All of the following six criteria must be met for confirmation of diagnosis: [19]
Wing was the author of many books and academic papers, including "Asperger's Syndrome: A Clinical Account", a February 1981 academic paper that popularised the research of Hans Asperger. [6] [7] Along with some parents of autistic children, she founded the organisation now known as the National Autistic Society in the UK in 1962. [4]