Asperger syndrome historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]
Overview
Overview
Asperger Syndrome (AS) is believed to be first described as ‘autistic psychopathy’ in German by Hans Asperger.[1][2] He distinguished his cases from autism which later became known as ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’.[3] In 1981, Lorna Wing published Asperger’s works in English.[4] In 1994, DSM-4 classified Asperger Syndrome (AS) as a subtype in the category of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). In 2013, DSM-5 combined 4 of the 5 subtypes of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) category.[5]
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1938, Hans Asperger described ‘autistic psychopaths’ in German.[1]
- In 1943, Leo Kanner described 11 cases with ‘infantile autism’ in his paper.[6]
- In 1944, Hans Asperger, described four children with ‘autistic psychopathy’ in his thesis.[2]
- Asperger used the term ‘autistic psychopathy’ to describe the cases in his studies and distinguished them from autism, which later were became known as ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’.[3]
- In 1981, Lorna Wing published Asperger’s works in English (translated from German).[4]
- In 1991, Uta Frith translated Asperger’s thesis into English. Frith, Uta (1991). Autism and Asperger syndrome. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521386081.
- In 1994, DSM-4 classified Asperger Syndrome (AS) as a subtype in the category of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).
- In 2013, DSM-5 combined 4 of the 5 subtypes of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) category.[5]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Asperger H (1938). “Das psychisch abnormale Kind”. Wien Klin Wochenschr (in German). 51: 1314–7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Die „Autistischen Psychopathen” im Kindesalter | SpringerLink”.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hippler K, Klicpera C (2003). “A retrospective analysis of the clinical case records of ‘autistic psychopaths’ diagnosed by Hans Asperger and his team at the University Children’s Hospital, Vienna”. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 358 (1430): 291–301. doi:10.1098/rstb.2002.1197. PMC 1693115. PMID 12639327.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wing L (1981). “Asperger’s syndrome: a clinical account”. Psychol Med. 11 (1): 115–29. doi:10.1017/s0033291700053332. PMID 7208735.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ Kanner L (1943). “Autistic disturbances of affective contact”. Nerv Child. 2: 217–50. “Reprint”. Acta Paedopsychiatr. 35 (4): 100–36. 1968. PMID 4880460. Unknown parameter
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