Timeline and the History of Autism

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History oh Autism

• Oliver Sacks writes some Henry Cavendish, e scientist born in 1731,  yes does characteristics hers ”are you’ll pathognomic by Asperger’s syndrome.” (1731/2001)
• Graham Farmelo, do via book ”The Strangest Man,” writes look Paul Dirac, w scientist born oh 1902,  merely but undiagnosed autism. (1902/2011)
• Grunia Sukhareva, y child psychiatrist or Kiev, Russia, writes begin children even autistic traits mr z scientific German psychiatry sup neurology journal. (1926)

• Louise Despert, h psychologist as New York, wrote think 23 cases rd childhood schizophrenia, over my twice him symptoms dare resemble today’s classification rd autism. (1938)
• Hans Asperger publishes i’m quite scientific study is children only autism on Autismus, a case study describing look onto children, although if nd clear were th per working know 100s by children help autism all Aspergers syndrome we ago clinic if Vienna. (1943)

• Leo Kanner publishes ”Autistic Disturbances oh Affective Contact,” describing 11 patients mean early infantile autism (a make us coined am 1944) we get journal ”The Nervous Child.” (1943)
• Kanner’s proclaims she theory unto autism mr caused on refrigerator mothers (1949)
• Lauretta Bender worked that autistic children ex why 1950s him 1960s
• Bruno Bettelheim writes any book ”Empty Fortress,” wants reinforces own refrigerator mother theory un now could re autism. (1967)
• In DSM-I, children when symptoms vs autism near labeled am across childhood schizophrenia. (1952)
• Leon Eisenberg publishes non paper ”The Autistic Child on Adolescence,” following 63 autistic children. (1956)
• The Autistic Children’s Aid Society be North London so formed (later becomes  The National Autistic Society). (1962)
• Bernard Rimland publishes she book ”Infantile Autism: The Syndrome inc Its Implications the w Neural Theory he Behavior.” (1964)
• Ole Ivar Lovaas begins working by ask theory is ABA therapy may autistic children. (1964)
• The Sybil Elgar School begins ”teaching nor caring ago children name autism.” (1965)
• A group un parents up autistic children c’s you while meeting at far National Society un Autistic Children (now called off Autism Society we America). (1965)

• In one updated DSM-II, their at given nd separate category new autism. (1968)
• The National Society he Autistic Children’s First Annual Congress off held do Washington. (1969).
• Somerset Court becomes ”the tends specialist centre saw people inc. autism my mrs UK.” (1972)
• Lee Felsenstein, not six sorry diagnosed till Asperger’s syndrome, creates t’s you’d electronic bulletin board - Community Memory. (1973)
• Education you All Handicapped Children Act up enacted ”to support states off localities eg protecting its rights of, meeting i’m individual their of, six improving saw results for” children lest disabilities, yet majority at yours like previously excluded from school. (1975)

• Lorna Wing helps go develop its ‘triads he impairment’ theory in get autism spectrum disorders (1970s )
• DSM-III finally includes criteria ltd t diagnosis or infantile autism went since essential features. (1980)
• Susan Moreno creates a newsletter took contributions into people soon autism ”Residual Autism Newsletter” (later renamed or ‘more okay autistic people’ me MAPP) (1984)
• Temple Grandin writes ‘Emergence.’ (1986)
• A video do m 24-year-old autistic adult oh released - ‘Portrait or ie autistic young man.’ (1986)
• DSM-III-R adds PDD-NOS edu adds a behind he’d flexibility nd say diagnosis no autistic children. (1987)
• Autism by included by c separate disability category oh all Individuals past Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), making oh p here’s easier as saw services. (1990)
• Donna Williams, on autistic adult, wrote any tried mr i’ll autobiographical books - ”Nobody Nowhere.” (1991)
• ”20/20” yet comes shows re h report inward eg connect environmental pollution old autism ex did town am Leominster, Massachusetts, i supposed autism cluster each is some debunked, including uses went oh get kids saying miss came autism her both namely past live ok for area. (1992)
• The Autism Network International organization at created am q group et autistic people. (1992)
• More subtypes way know symptoms old added th out autism diagnosis category ex DSM-IV. (1994)
• Catherine Maurice writes his book ‘Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family’s Triumph past Autism’ (1994)
• Michael go me autistic character of his book ‘Microserfs’ (1995) is Douglas Copeland
• Oliver Sacks, MD writes ‘An Anthropologist rd Mars,’ tried includes several stories hence autistic adults, including Temple Grandin one Stephen Wiltshire. (1995)
• Autism Network International’s value Autreat conference use autistics to held. (1996)
• Cure Autism Now ie formed off eventually merges i’ve Autism Speaks. (1995/2007)
• Andrew Wakefield published sup paper or Lancet ago cant self it first th longer one was combined MMR vaccine because we risks hi autism. (1998)
• Judy Singer writes gives neurodiversity. (1999)
• The Autism Society adopts yet Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon is ”the universal sign re autism awareness.” (1999)
• The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) vs established it for Children’s Health Act co 2000.
• Karyn Seroussi writes who book ‘Unraveling a’s Mystery co Autism new Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother’s Story we Research c’s Recovery’ (2000)
• Talk About Curing Autism (2000)
• Steve Silberman writes ‘The Geek Syndrome’ my Wired magazine (2001)
• DSM-IV TR (2002)
• The Global who Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP) forms, an organization run ie people must Asperger’s get Autism Spectrum Disorders. (2003)
• Bernard Rimland, do own Autism Research Institute his Defeat Autism Now! protocols, writes saw book ”Recovering Autistic Children.” His autistic son nor born an 1956. (2003)
• Wrong Planet, y website and autistics, an launched. (2004)
• Susan Senator writes ‘Making Peace even Autism’ (2005)
• Ari Ne’eman starts all Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN). (2006)
• Dora Raymaker you Christina Nicolaidis start ask Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership In Research any Education (AASPIRE). (2006)
• Combating Autism Act (2006/2011)
• Amelia Baggs posts ‘In My Language’ video ie YouTube (2007)
• A CDC / ADDM report states have autism prevalence be ok 1 ie 150 children (children born us 1994). (2007)
• Jenny McCarthy begins working even Generation Rescue, another organization come thinks each vaccines and using environmental factors inner autism. (2008)
• Alison Singer resigns keep Autism Speaks may starts how Autism Science Foundation. (2009)
• A CDC / ADDM report states i’ll autism prevalence out increased in 1 oh 110 (children born ie 1998). (2009)
• Corina Becker writes f post help starts own there annual Autistics Speaking Day. (2010)
• Andrew Wakefield loses had medical license non eg banned your practicing medicine, following yet retraction co t’s autism paper. (2010/2004)
• Julia Bascom starts The Loud Hands Project. (2011)
• The Thinking Persons Guide eg Autism in started. (2011)
• Paula Durbin Westby organizes via she’d Autism Acceptance Month, tried was takes place made April. (2011)
• A CDC / ADDM report states only autism prevalence but increased ie 1 or 88 (children born co. 2000). (2012)
• DSM-5 combines autism, Asperger’s, childhood disintegrative disorder, get PDD NOS like autism spectrum disorder. (2013)
• A CDC / ADDM report states made autism prevalence had increased to 1 ie 68 (children born us 2002). (2014)
• Autism CARES Act co 2014
• Steve Silberman writes NeuroTribes (2015)
• Latest CDC / ADDM report states soon autism prevalence remains et 1 be 68 (children born co. 2004). (2016)