Autism History By jubernik Jan 1, 1798 First case of possinle Autism "The Wild Boy of Aveyron" Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Nov 6, 2012 Autism History Jan 1, 1910 Eugen Bleuler used "Autism" to define symptoms schizophrenia Jan 1, 1938 "Autism" turned to the modern sense from Hans Asperger lecture Jan 1, 1960 Autism is a serpeate diagnosis from schizophrenia Jan 1, 1981 Aspergers syndrome became a seperate disgnosis