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Eugen Baylor
Eugen Bleuler was the first person to use the term autism. -
Leo Kanner
A scientist named, Leo Kanner used autism in describing 4 children who struggled with social interactions and emotions. -
Hans Asperger
A pediatrician from Australia named, Hans Asperger did a experiment on 4 patients who had intelligence but struggled with social interactions. -
Bruno Bettleheim
Bruno Bettleheim stated that children got autism from a 'refrigerator mom' which was being cold hearted to your child. -
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Autism was used in the DSM and was stated as a part of schizophrenia. -
Berman Rimland
The term 'refrigerator mom' was debunked in his book stating it was a biological issue -
Susan Folstein and Sir Michael Rutter
Susan Folstein and Sir Michael Rutter found out through a experiment that autism could be hereditary -
Infantile Autism
was added to the third edition of the DSM it showed the difference between autism and schizophrenia. -
Added to IDEA
ASD was added under the IDEA as their own separate category -
Andrew Wakefield
stated the measles vaccine caused autism, but was then later debunked in 2004 due to Wakefield being paid by attorneys who were against vaccines. -
The Thimerosal Hypothesis
Stated that high levels of mercury caused brain disorders, and this was also debunked in 2004 when there wasn't enough evidence to prove it. -
Asperger Category Removed
In 2013, DSM decided to put Asperger under ASD because there was not enough evidence to prove differences. -
Advancement with Autism
CHARGE study (Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment), states that every child process to a brain disorder can be different form one another.