Leo Kanner and the Psychobiology of Autism

Abstract	Leo Kanner first described autism in his 1943 article in Nervous Child titled "Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact". Throughout, he describes the eleven children with autism in exacting detail. In the closing paragraphs, the parents of autistic children are described as emotionally cold. Yet, he concludes that the condition as he described it was innate. Since its publication, his observations about parents have been a source of controversy surrounding the original definition of autism. Thus far, histories about autism have pointed to descriptions of parents of autistic children with the claim that Kanner abstained from assigning them causal significance. Understanding the theoretical context in which Kanner's practic... (more)
Created Date	2014
Contributor	Cohmer, Sean (Author) / Hurlbut, James B (Advisor) / Maienschein, Jane (Committee member) / Laubichler, Manfred (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Subject	History of science / Psychobiology / Psychology / Adolf Meyer / Autism / Leo Kanner / Psychiatry / Psychobiology / Psychology
Type	Masters Thesis
Extent	71 pages
Language	English
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Note	Masters Thesis Biology 2014
Collaborating Institutions	Graduate College / ASU Library
Additional Formats	MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS