Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938

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Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938. / Fellowes, Sam.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 45, No. 7, 19.07.2015, p. 2274-2276.

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Fellowes, S 2015, 'Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 45, no. 7, pp. 2274-2276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2371-3

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Fellowes, S. (2015). Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(7), 2274-2276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2371-3

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Fellowes S. Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2015 Jul 19;45(7):2274-2276. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2371-3

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Fellowes, Sam. / Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938. In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2015 ; Vol. 45, No. 7. pp. 2274-2276.

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abstract = "Kanner opens his pioneering 1943 paper on autism by making a mysterious mention of the year 1938. Recent letters to the editor of this journal have disagreed over a particular interpretation—does 1938 refer to an early paper by Asperger, effectively meaning Kanner plagiarised Asperger? I argue 1938 refers to a paper by Louise Despert. This was not plagiarism but a case of building on Despert{\textquoteright}s ideas. Additionally, I suggest his motives for not mentioning her by name were not dishonourable.",

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