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Leo Kanner publishes paper entitled, "Autistic Disorders of Affective Control"
This paper is the first time that Autism is used a diagnosis in a case study and the term Autism is publically described. -
Hans Asperger publishes "Die 'aunstisehen Psychopathen' im Kindesalter' in Germany
Hans Asperger's paper focusing on six case studies supports Kanner's diagnosis of Autism with a few discrepancies (essentially his cases were higher-functioning) -
Leo Kanner coins the term "Refrigerator Mother" in Time magazine
In the Time magazine article, Kanner oublically states what he has hypothesized since 1943 - a mother's coldness is the cause of Autism. -
Dr. Eric Schoppler founded the TEACHH approach
This is the first behavoiral program to help parents and children with Autism learn to function in everyday life. Pulled strongly from B.F. Skinner's work on behavior. -
Bruno Bettelheim publishes the book, "The Empty Fortress" where he promotes parentectomy as a treatment for Autism
Parentectomy is seperation of the child from the parents (with the child being institutionalized) while the parents seek psychotherapy. -
Dr. Bernard Rimland publishes the book, "Infantile Autism: The syndrome and its implications for neural theory of behaviour".
The first look at Autism that does not blame the parents and actually shows that research supports Autism being linked to a neurological impairment. -
Leo Kanner refutes claims of parental cause and supports Rimland's theory
At the National Association of Autistic Chidlren, Leo Kanner refuted his own theory and blasted Bettelheim calling his book, "The Empty Book". -
PL94-142 - Education for All Handicap Children is authorized
Stated that all children, including those with special needs, have a right to an education and therefore an educaton must be made available to those with special needs. -
Michael Rutter and Susan Folstein find a link between genetics and Autism
Their study consisted of 21 pairs of twins. Their research still stands today. -
Lorna Wing is the first person to publically use the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome
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Bettelheim commits suicide and his fraud is revealed.
After Bettelheim's suicide, it was found that his case studies were not scientifically found and that he had no credentials to develop such research in the first place. Parents being the cause of Autism was finally proven false beyond a doubt. -
PL101-476, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is authorized. Autism is added as new category of eligiblity for special education
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PL105-17 - IDEA Amendments of 1997 promoted incluson classrooms
The idea of special education legislation was shited to having all chidlren, regardless of needs, included in general curriculum classrooms. -
Dr. Andrew Wakefield shows possible link between the MMR vaccine and Autism
Dr. Wakefield wrote a Lancet paper that explained his resaerch with 12 children case studies. -
"No Child Left Behind Act" was authorized by George W. Bush Administration
Promoted testing to ensure that all students were meeting standards of education, this included children with disabilities. -
Brian Deer's article disproves Wakefield's connection between Autism and vaccinations
Brian Deer points out that several factors behind Wakefield's findings were distorted and therefore not the true findings of the resaerch. -
IDEA 2004 emphasizes accountability and improving education for all students
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The first child in 14 years was killed by measles in Great Britain
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Parents not wanting to get their children vaccinated almost causes outbreak in Britain
The British Times plublishes that there have been confirmed cases of measles this year than when the MMR was first introduced in 1988. -
DSM-V was published and Autism Spectrum Disorder now encompasses all Autism diagnoses
