title: Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938.
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's ideas. Additionally, I suggest his motives for not mentioning her by name were not dishonourable.
authors: Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, County South, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YL, UK, m.fellowes1@lancaster.ac.uk.
authors: Sam
authors: S
authors: Fellowes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000266:history*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015714:Plagiarism
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