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Psychiatrist who first wrote about symptoms of "infantile autism"
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coined the term "refrigerator mother" - uncaring/deatched mothers caused autism
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attributed autism to biological factors as opposed to parenting skills
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established by Bernard Rimland
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founded the TEACCH approach to child and parents learn strategies/skills to enable the child to function as independently as possible
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research concluded that autism was psychogenetic and not an organic condition
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"infantile autism" first included; separate from childhood schizophrenia
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First person to use the term "Asperger's Syndrome" - form of Schzoid personality
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publishes the first study supporting intensive behavior therapy to help children with autism
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federal government makes autism a special education category
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Deep-pressure touch reported as a helpful strategy for calming down
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Asperger's Syndrome is added to the DSM
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hired to conduct research on inflammatory bowel disease to support litigation of MMR vaccine attribution to autism
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British medical journal study that reports possible connection between MMR vaccine and autism
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found no link between vaccines and autism
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10 of 13 producing 1998 article retracted their findings
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proposed the use of electoconvulsive therapy to stop self-harming
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Andrew Wakefield's license revoked by Britain's medical council
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British Medical Journal reports Wakefield data is fraudulent citing Deer's obtained information
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Asperger's Syndrome is no longer considered a separate condition.
