Autism was first identified by Grunya Sukhareva. She published her findings in 1925, a full 15 years before Asperger did. Asperger had access to her writings while he wrote his book in 1940, but she was a woman, a Jew, and a communist, so Asperger’s Nazi ass didn’t cite her and pretended he discovered Autism himself. Her findings were also more detailed and sympathetic to her patients than Asperger’s were. They included things like stimming and special interests. That work was not translated into English until 1996.
Autism was first identified by Grunya Sukhareva. She published her findings in 1925, a full 15 years before Asperger did. Asperger had access to her writings while he wrote his book in 1940, but she was a woman, a Jew, and a communist, so Asperger’s Nazi ass didn’t cite her and pretended he discovered Autism himself. Her findings were also more detailed and sympathetic to her patients than Asperger’s were. They included things like stimming and special interests. That work was not translated into English until 1996.
calling it Sukhareva syndrome from now on and if people try to step to me they're getting this YELLED AT THEM
brb putting Sukhareva syndrome in my Twitter bio