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Autism was not included. Schizophrenia-child type was added. ASDs were misdiagnosed as schizophrenia.

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Changes made to diagnostic criteria improve the accuracy of diagnosis

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Changes in cireria result in over-diagnosis of PDDs.

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Austism was introduced as one of the PDDs.

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Dr. Lorna Wing, a British psychologist, published a paper-"Aspergers Syndrome: A Clinical Account." The paper was based on Asperger's translated work.

Wing first proposed the name "aspergers syndrome."

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Dr. Bruno Bettelheim, a professor at the University of Chicago, proposed the term "refrigerator moms" to the general public, and said that autism was caused by a lack of maternal warmth.

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Children's Clinic - University of Vienna

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Children's Clinic - University of Vienna

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Dr. Hans Asberger, an Austrian pediatrician working from Vienna, published a paper that described 4 boys with social behaviors deemed unusual. Those behaviors are believed to of been ones that depicted typical signs of autism. The paper was published only in German, and due to the imminent effects of world war two, the paper had fallen into obscurity until a later time.

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Dr. Leo Kanner published his initial report of ASD. Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact  entailed a description of 11 different children whom exhibited qualities common to autism.

Many children brought to him had been incorrectly diagnosed with MR or schizophrenia. Kanner proposed the name "early infantile autism."

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Dr. Ernst Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, introduced the concept of autism-deriving the word from the Greek word "autos" (or "self"). He used the term to describe the withdrawl-like characteristics that schizophrenia patients tended to display.

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Dr. Itard, a physician who educated and wrote about a boy named "Victor" whom had been raised in isolation, was credited for his historical account of the child who is now believed to of had autism. Victor was found alone and incapable of spoken language.

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                                     What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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                                     What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition that is complex to define and diagnose. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) , an autism spectrum disorder is diagnosed when the following are present:

1. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts.
2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.
3. The symptoms are present in early developmental period.
4. Cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of current functioning.
5. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental level.