Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 21 views

    Wing 1997

    Uploaded by

    Mahi Kou
    The document provides an overview of the history of ideas about autism including legends, myths and realities. It discusses how autism was originally thought to be caused by cold and distant "refrigerator mothers" but is now understood to have a genetic basis. It also describes shifting definitions of autism from broad to narrow and back again over the decades. The document aims to separate myth from reality in the understanding of autism's causes and presentation over time.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Wing 1997

    Uploaded by

    Mahi Kou
    21 views12 pages
    The document provides an overview of the history of ideas about autism including legends, myths and realities. It discusses how autism was originally thought to be caused by cold and distant "refrigerator mothers" but is now understood to have a genetic basis. It also describes shifting definitions of autism from broad to narrow and back again over the decades. The document aims to separate myth from reality in the understanding of autism's causes and presentation over time.

    Original Title

    wing1997

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document provides an overview of the history of ideas about autism including legends, myths and realities. It discusses how autism was originally thought to be caused by cold and distant "refrigerator mothers" but is now understood to have a genetic basis. It also describes shifting definitions of autism from broad to narrow and back again over the decades. The document aims to separate myth from reality in the understanding of autism's causes and presentation over time.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    21 views12 pages

    Wing 1997

    Uploaded by

    Mahi Kou
    The document provides an overview of the history of ideas about autism including legends, myths and realities. It discusses how autism was originally thought to be caused by cold and distant "refrigerator mothers" but is now understood to have a genetic basis. It also describes shifting definitions of autism from broad to narrow and back again over the decades. The document aims to separate myth from reality in the understanding of autism's causes and presentation over time.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 12

    Autism

    http://aut.sagepub.com/

    The History of Ideas on Autism: Legends, Myths and Reality


    Lorna Wing
    Autism 1997 1: 13
    DOI: 10.1177/1362361397011004

    The online version of this article can be found at:


    http://aut.sagepub.com/content/1/1/13

    Published by:

    http://www.sagepublications.com

    On behalf of:

    The National Autistic Society

    Additional services and information for Autism can be found at:

    Email Alerts: http://aut.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts

    Subscriptions: http://aut.sagepub.com/subscriptions

    Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav

    Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav

    Citations: http://aut.sagepub.com/content/1/1/13.refs.html

    >> Version of Record - Jul 1, 1997

    What is This?

    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014

    from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.


    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014
    Downloaded from aut.sagepub.com at Scientific library of Moscow State University on January 8, 2014

    You might also like