Die „autistischen Psychopathen“ im Kindesalter

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Die „autistischen Psychopathen“ im Kindesalter is Hans Asperger’s seminal 1944 paper in which he first described the condition later known as Asperger syndrome, focusing on children with autistic traits and distinctive social and cognitive profiles.

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instanceOf medical paper
scientific article
author Hans Asperger
characterizesAs lifelong personality disorder in childhood (historical view)
citedAs foundational work in the history of autism research
countryOfOrigin Austria
describes children with normal or high intelligence and autistic behavior
difficulty understanding social norms
lack of empathy as perceived by observers
literal understanding of language
marked difficulties in social integration
motor clumsiness
narrow, intense special interests
pedantic and formal speech
social naivety
unusual prosody of speech
field child psychiatry
clinical psychology
developmental medicine
focusesOn boys more than girls
school-age children
hasContributionTo clinical description of Asperger syndrome
early conceptualization of autism spectrum
historicalSignificance first detailed description of the condition later called Asperger syndrome
influenced later diagnostic criteria for Asperger syndrome
research on high-functioning autism
languageOfWork German
mainSubject autism
children with autistic traits
cognitive profile of autistic children
developmental psychopathology
nonverbal communication problems
restricted interests
social interaction difficulties
notes discrepancy between intellectual abilities and social adaptation
relative preservation of language development compared to Kanner-type autism
special talents in circumscribed areas
originalTitle Die „autistischen Psychopathen“ im Kindesalter
placeOfPublication Vienna
publicationYear 1944
relatedTo Asperger syndrome
Leo Kanner’s 1943 description of early infantile autism
autism spectrum disorder
timePeriodDescribed childhood
usesTerm autistische Psychopathen

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Hans Asperger notableWork Die „autistischen Psychopathen“ im Kindesalter