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Do we really understand
autism?
Are we brave enough to seek out it's hidden mysteries,
swim in it's deep blue seas?
"Hardly a day goes by
without a new article or television special somewhere in the world about
Asperger Syndrome (AS). The symptoms of AS were first described in 1944 in
an obscure wartime European medical journal article by Hans Asperger, a
Viennese child psychiatrist. AS was given its name by an English
researcher, Dr. Lorna Wing, in the early 1970s when she ran across Dr.
Asperger's article and named the syndrome in honor of the first doctor to
identify the traits of this condition. When AS was first identified, it was
believed that it affected about one person in every 10,000. But in
actuality it now has been shown that at least 1 in 500 can be properly
identified with AS. In fact, the current numbers are showing closer to 1
in 200, or perhaps even less."
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The above article gave birth to a
brilliant manuscript:
"I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical.
Even God had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin."
~ Jerry Newport