Part one of term paper
The term " was first used more than 50 years ago by psychiatrist named Dr. Leo Kanner. He was working at Johns Hopkins University’s, Child Psychiatric Clinic with a group of children who were most often classified as emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded. Dr. Kanner noticed a pattern of symptoms about these children. It noted that most ...

Part two of term paper
... later, in 1944 he published another paper talking about a childhood psychosis and labeling this "early infantile ". Research has shown from historic data that individuals displayed autistic behavior long before Dr. Kanner did his studies. There was Victor the "Wild Boy of Aveyron" who was found in the early 1800s living wild in some woods. He was mute and self absorbed in his self. (1) John Haslam also noted about a boy, who after getting measles, his behavior changed and he became aggressive, sho ...