| Title |
The history of autism
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, August 2004
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00787-004-0363-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sula Wolff |
| Abstract |
Autism remains a fascinating condition, perhaps the most prolifically researched of all child psychiatric disorders. Its history yields many lessons: early accounts of possible autism are, with one exception, unclear; the greatest contributions to our understanding have come from individual clinicians and researchers; the concept and definition of the disorder have changed greatly over the years; some ideas once held with conviction, were later proved to be unfounded; and socio-political shifts as well as research findings have radically altered our understanding of the syndrome as well as the care and treatment offered to people with autism. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 579 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 1% |
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 562 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 92 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 85 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 72 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 46 | 8% |
| Researcher | 34 | 6% |
| Other | 85 | 15% |
| Unknown | 165 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 134 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 64 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 63 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 4% |
| Other | 88 | 15% |
| Unknown | 177 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,670
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#2
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