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Eugene Bleuler
Swiss Psychiatrist who was said to be the first to use the term "Autism" to describe a symptom of schizophrenia -
Autism definition
A condition that consists of impairments and challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. -
Prevalence
-Identified 1 in 68 children , has autism spectrum disorder
-Occurs in all ethnic groups
-ASD is more common in boys than girls
-1 in 1000 Autism cases -
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"Refridgerator Mothers" theory
Claims by Bruce Bettelheim were made suggesting that the cause of Autism in some children were because of lack of maternal affection from mothers. -
Ole Ivar Lovaas
-First researcher to suggest that autism is treatable for some children. -Pioneer of Applied Behavior Analysis -
Bernard Rhimland
Published the book "Infantile Autism : The Syndrome and Its Implications for a neural Theory of Behavior" and claimed that the cause of Autism was because of biology not bad parenting. -
ARI and ASA
Bernard Rimland was a Father of an Autistic Son who founded the Autism Research Institute (ARI) and the Autism Society of America -
Eric Schopler
Was a German born American psychologist who Assisted in the development of the TEACCH Autism program in the 1960's which became a statewide program by 1972 and has been established as a model for other programs all over the world. -
Research
Research on twins concluded that Autism is caused by genetics and biological differences. -
Lorna Wing
-Introduced the concept of an autism "spectrum" in the 1980's
-First to recognize that Autism affected all individuals at any age and introduced the term Asperger's syndrome which led to more awareness of the forms of Autism. -
Autism (DSM)
Autism was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Third Edition (DSM-III) as "infantile autism". -
Ole Ivar Lovaas
Lovaas wrote Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The Me Book in 1981. -
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Diagnostic State Manual
DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR expand definition of autism
and include Asperger syndrome. -
Causes
A study published suggest that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism. This finding was quickly deflated. -
Thimerosal
Studies conclude that there is no link between Thimerosal and Autism but it has been removed from vaccines. -
Treatments
Intervention can include behavioral treatments, medicines or both.
-Applied Behavioral Analysis, Discrete Trial Training, and Pivotal Response Training are all interventions supported by significant scientific evidence.
