Autism: ‘Wooden doll’ illness noted by university reseachers (1960)
While the term "early infantile autism" was first coined by Dr Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1943, for decades, it was still a largely u... Click to read more...
Autism easy to define, hard to pinpoint (1974)
True autism is defined by specific characteristics -- characteristics guaranteed to have any mother, babysitter, and even many doctors climbing the wall.
Autism: The child in the glass ball (1967)
Here's a brief newspaper article from 1967 that -- while very general -- is actually quite consistent with many of today's perspectives on autism. Mai... Click to read more...
Mom: Autism is not your fault (1963)
We know of no earthly reason to believe that autism is a symptom of emotional disturbance stemming from the parents’ attitudes or their handling of the child.
Autistic children live in ‘shells’ (1967)
Autistic youngsters are children living in shells
by Robert Shields, London Observer Writer
"Alan behaves as though other people don't exist. He s... Click to read more...
