Exceptional Minds Mentoring Program

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    Autism Timeline

  • Earliest documented case of autism

    Hugh Blair of Borgue had his marriage annuled by his brother due to his condition

  • Wild Boy of Ayeron

    So-called feral child may have had spectrum disorder.
  • Asperger's syndrome

    Asperger's syndrome

    Hans Asperger notes a condition among his patients during a lecture at Vienna University.

  • First use of word "autism"

    Leo Kanner refers to "early infantile autism" when referring to patients with similar characteristics to Asperger.

  • Asperger's Syndrome first named

    Condition first appears in study of similar conditions by British doctor Lorna Wing.

  • WHO recognizes Asperger's

    Asperger's is included for the first time in the ICD.

  • DSM-IV includes Asperger's

    The Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders includes Asperger's for the first time.

  • Asperger's folded into autism spectrum

    DSM-5 does not include Asperger's as a separate diagnosis, instead, including it with the rest of the autism spectrum.