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In 1930s and 1940s Vienna, child psychiatrist Hans Asperger sought to define autism as a diagnostic category, aiming to treat those children, usually boys, he deemed capable of participating fully in society. Depicted as a compassionate and devoted researcher, Asperger was in fact deeply influenced by Nazi psychiatry. Although he did offer individualized care to children he deemed promising, he also prescribed harsh institutionalization and even transfer to Spiegelgrund for children with greater disabilities, who, he held, could not integrate into the community.

Andrew Wakefield reveals the inside story of desperate parents trying to help their autistic children, only to be labeled as abusers by social workers, medical professionals, and the courts. As the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders grows each year, new discoveries and controversies arise. Andrew Wakefield explores many of these in his thorough investigation of the recent trial case of the “Arizona 5,” which destroyed an Arizona family.

A compassionate and captivating examination of evolving attitudes toward mental illness throughout history and the fight to end the stigma. For centuries, scientists and society cast moral judgments on anyone deemed mentally ill, confining many to asylums. In Nobody’s Normal, anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker chronicles the progress and setbacks in the struggle against mental-illness stigma - from the 18th century, through America’s major wars, and into today’s high-tech economy.

this podcast is about autism-related topics and the life of a person with autism

I was diagnosed as autistic in 2022 and feel strongly that autism is not taken seriously enough in the workplace (and with 21st century pressures, I feel the situation is getting worse). I'm now the neurodiversity representative at my place of work (over 12,000 staff: not sure how many are ND!) and in keeping with my true autistic self, I will be honest and frank as I work towards making the workplace more safe for neurodiverse staff.I have a youtube channel as well: the content will be more-or-less the same as here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi my name is Sophie and I am Autistic. Since my diagnosis I have learnt many thing about autism. There are some many things autism has benefited me. Sometime I think to myself how would I got this far in life if I didn't have this diagnosis. I want to share my thoughts, tips, tricks and stories. Together we will make awareness about autism.

Note: Donald Triplett passed away on June 15, 2023. He was 89. Donald lived a full and happy life in Forest, Mississippi, and will be missed by many. This podcast is a tribute to his life and legacy. Autism's First Child traces the history of autism through the first person ever diagnosed, and the rural community that helped raise him. Named “Case 1” in 1943, Donald Triplett was in and out of an institution and spent time with history’s most important child psychiatrist by the time he was five. But he went on to live nearly nine happy decades in Forest, Mississippi. What can his story ...