Leo Kanner
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Psychiatrist who originally believed classical autism was caused by poor parenting, specifically the 'refrigerator mother' theory.
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Why is everyone suddenly neurodivergent?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Psychiatrist who originally believed classical autism was caused by poor parenting, specifically the 'refrigerator mother' theory.

Peterson Academy | Dr. Robert Pihl | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | Lecture 1 (Official)
Peterson Academy
Credited with studying infantile autism in 1942, though the term was previously used by Eugene Bleuler.