Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In
1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism
spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect
storm of autism awareness” — a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an
unexpected pop culture moment and a new clinical test. But to really
understand, we have to go back further to an Austrian doctor by the name of
Hans Asperger, who published a pioneering paper in 1944. Because it was buried
in time, autism has been shrouded in misunderstanding ever since. (This talk
was part of a TED2015 session curated by Pop-Up Magazine: popupmagazine.com or
@popupmag on Twitter.)
To view the video, click here: The Forgotten History ofAutism (Video)
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