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Autism was first used by Eugen Bleuler to describe some of his schizophrenic patients.
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Dr. Leo Kanner published a paper describing 11 children that exhibited traits such as oversensitivity to stimuli, impairments in social interactions, etc. He called these children autistic
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In this year, Temple Grandin (Autism Activist) was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.
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Dr. Bernard Limland, Dr. Ruth Sullivan, and other parents of children with autism create the Autism Society of America
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Psychologist Bruno Bettelheim writes "The Empty Fortress" that theorizes that mothers of autistic children were cold and that this coldness was the cause of their child's autism.
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IDEA ensures that children with disabilities have the opportunity to recieve a free, appropriate public education.
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This was when autism was added into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorders.
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Autism was renamed from "Infantile Autism" to "Autsitic Disorder" in the DSM.
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The movie Rain Man raised public awareness for Autism
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Autism Diagnostic Interview and Autism Diagnostic Schedule created.
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Federal Government makes Autism a Special Education category.
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Aspergers syndrome was included with Autism in DSM 4.
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The National Alliance for Autism Reseach was founded.
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The Combating Autism Act authorized nearly one billion dollars in expenditures that went towards combating autism spectrum disorders through screening, education, early intervention, prompt referrals for treatment and services, and research.
