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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 ]
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 ...
The popular book Children with autism: a parents' guide was also released in 1989. It was edited by American psychologist Michael D. Powers. [398] A second edition was published in 2000. The similar Asperger's syndrome and your child: a parents' guide was released in 2002. [399]
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.
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
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.
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
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. [7]