Lecture 7 - Stereotyped Behaviours and Sensory Issues (Cont.) and History of ASD

Question 1

Associated Features

Answer 1

Toe-walking
Penchant for truth
doesn’t pick up subtleties in language

Question 2

Pre 18th Century

Answer 2

behavioural differences = came from the devil

treated terribly, possibly killed

Question 3

18th Century

Answer 3

insane asylums introduced

Question 4

Eugen Bleuler

Answer 4

First to use “autism”

saw similarities/differences from schizophrenia

Question 5

Hans Asperger

Answer 5

coined autistic psychopathy and autism
“little professors”
4 “prototypical” patients for his papers

Question 6

Eugenics

Answer 6

targeted autistic adults

Question 7

Leo Kanner

Answer 7

first physician to become a child psychiatrist in north america
wanted to move way from schizophrenia
ASD became know as Kanner’s Syndrome

Question 8

Toxic Parenting

Answer 8

coined by Kanner

blamed parents for autism

Question 9

Bernard Rimland

Answer 9

diagnosed child with autism –> inspired Rain Man
overturned thought of toxic parenting
founded autism society of america (1965)

Question 10

Lorna Wing

Answer 10

brought aspergers findings back to life

coined autism spectrum