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... <br /><br /><b>Recommendations</b><br /><ul><li>Abraham: Garlic Festivals</li><li>Shane: The Bear (<a href="https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-bear" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-bear</a>) </li></ul><br />Links: <br /><ul><li>Barahona-Corrêa, J. B., &amp; Filipe, C. N. (2016). A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome: The Short Reign of a Troublesome Diagnosis. <i>Frontiers in psychology</i>, <i>6</i>, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02024" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02024</a></li><li><a href="https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome</a></li><li><a href="https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/new-evidence-ties-hans-asperger-nazi-eugenics-program/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/new-evidence-ties-hans-asperger-nazi-eugenics-program/</a></li><li><a href="https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6</a></li></ul>