Aspergers & Autism were thought to have been separate conditions, until Dr Lorna Wing asked her Husband to translate Hans Asperger's original 1944 paper. That translation led to the discovery of the spectrum. Leo Kanner & Asperger were describing the same condition.
Neurotribes by Steve Silverman explores this. Great book if you're interested in the history of the ASD diagnosis
Its a fabulous book, I highly recommend it 👍
Thank you for the book recommendation. I will be getting that from my local bookstore, Powell’s, in Portland.
Some great anecdotes about people with ASD I love the one at the start; the aristocratic scientist.
Henry Cavendish.