Nostalgia: What Happened to Asperger Syndrome?

From the archive, we have dusted off this old discussion in which we explain how Asperger Syndrome came and went. Further, we provide a few updates on things that have happened since this episode published, including a serious revelation about Dr. Hans Asperger himself...

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Links:

• Barahona-Corrêa, J. B., & Filipe, C. N. (2016). A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome: The Short Reign of a Troublesome Diagnosis. Frontiers in psychology, 6, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02024
• https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome
• https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/new-evidence-ties-hans-asperger-nazi-eugenics-program/
• https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6

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