Léo Kanner
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Léo Kanner was an Austrian-American psychiatrist known for his pioneering work in child psychiatry, particularly for his description of autism in the 1940s. His observations laid the groundwork for understanding developmental disorders, although his early work created confusion between autism and schizophrenia, a distinction that has since been clarified.
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Leo Kanner published the first study on autism in 1943, identifying 11 children with the condition.
La incidencia de autismo es similar en chicos y chicas, aunque a ellos se les diagnostica antes | Salud y bienestarEl País·
Spain· 2026-02-05
Spain· 2026-02-05Also mentioned
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Leo Kanner was a Boston child psychiatrist who wrote the first paper to describe autism in 1943.
Why are autism diagnosis rates rising?The Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2025-08-21
Australia· 2025-08-21
Léo Kanner used the term 'autism' in the 1940s-1950s to describe a developmental disorder in children.
"On parle de schizophrénie à début précoce lorsqu’elle survient entre 13 et 18 ans": cette maladie rare n’épargne pas les plus jeunesMonaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·
Monaco· 2025-04-14
Monaco· 2025-04-14
