Autismology — Results

Other approaches 2026-10-16

History of Autism: Landmarks, Concepts and Transformations

The word “autism” appears at the beginning of the twentieth century in a psychiatric context linked to schizophrenia, then changes profoundly in meaning over the following decades. The history traced here concerns these transformations: clinical descriptions, classifications, causal theories, practices, institutions, parent movements, autistic…

Introduction A

Documented history B

Critical examination C

Analysis according to Autismology

#autism #history #History of autism #psychiatry #psychoanalysis

Other approaches 2026-09-20

Uta Frith: Should the “autism spectrum” be divided?

In August 2026, Uta Frith, a historic figure in cognitive autism research, published an editorial in Psychological Medicine asking whether “autism spectrum disorder” has lost part of its meaning and whether it can lead to misdiagnosis. Her article appears in a context in which the number of diagnoses has risen sharply, many adults are being identified…

Introduction A

What Uta Frith proposes and what the studies show B

Critical examination of the reasoning C

Analysis according to the Autismology framework

#autism #Uta Frith #diagnosis #late diagnosis #autism spectrum