The term autism came about decades before the disorder was recognized. Autismus, the New Latin word that autism is derived from, was coined by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910. He used the term as a descriptor of symptoms of schizophrenia. The word Autismus was derived from the Greek word autos meaning morbid self-admiration which is in reference to the tendency of his patients to have a preference to be alone. It was not until 1938 that this word was used in its current sense. Austrian Hans Asperger began using Bleuler's term "autistic psychopaths" when studying an autism spectrum disorder that was eventually named after him, Asperger's Disorder. This disorder was not classified as a different diagnosis from autism until 1994 (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Around the same time of Asperger's studies in Austria, American Leo Kanner (1943) began studying what he called "early infantile autism." He was also the first person to use the English word "autism" in 1943 when he identified 11 children with very similar behaviors. Many of the characteristics that Kanner used to describe early infantile autism are still used today when describing autism, such as social impairments and insistence on sameness.
Leo Kanner - a child psychologist was the first to recognize autism as an independent mental disorder. Kanner described a group children who shared the following common characteristics:
Signs and symptoms of autism were noted as early as 1747 before autism was given its name. A Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler derived the label Autism in 1910.
The first case of autism was found in 1943 by Leo Kanner.
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Autisim is a disabitliy that most people can have
The Child that has autisim may be feared and he or she might not reach the age of 67
More boys than girls are affected.
No, The First Metal To Be Discovered Was GOLD. No, The First Metal To Be Discovered Was GOLD.
it was first discovered 1888
IT WAS first discovered when Lincoln was born
Niobium was discovered first.
The first continent to be discovered is South America, and not Antarctica. Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered.
my neighbor discovered it
Sunspots were discovered in 1610 by Galileo.
NO! Flashing lights causes seizures, NOT autism. An autistic child may be entranced in them, though...
Lodestone was first discovered in Mgnesia, Greece