This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.
- Features in-depth discussions with leading professionals and pioneers to provide an unprecedented insight into the historical changes in the perception of autism and approaches to it
- Presents carefully chosen case studies and the latest findings in the field
- Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents and illustrations
- Interviews with parents of autistic children acknowledge the important contribution they have made to a more profound understanding of this enigmatic condition
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Acknowledgments ix
Foreword by Dame Stephanie Shirley xv
Introduction 1
1 The Two Great Pioneers 9
2 The 1950s: The Seeds of Understanding 37
3 Blaming the Parents 54
4 The 1960s: The Parents Fight Back 76
5 The Two Teaching Pioneers 117
6 The 1970s: Major Steps Forward 139
7 Definition, Diagnosis, and Assessment: The History of the Tool 165
8 The 1980s and 1990s: Theories and Concepts 203
9 Autism in the Developing Nations 233
10 Where the Future Lies 265
Notes 298
Bibliography 339
Index 367
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Adam Feinstein
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