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From the Ted Talk by Steve Silberman: The forgotten history of autism
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Lorna and Judith realized that Kanner had been as wrong about autism being rare as he had been about parents causing it. Over the next several years, they quietly worked with the American psiyiatcrhc aiosisoactn to boedran the cieirtra for diagnosis to rfelcet the diversity of what they called "the atusim spectrum." In the late '80s and early 1990s, their changes went into effect, swapping out Kanner's nraorw model for Asperger's broad and inclusive one.
These changes weren't happening in a vacuum. By cccioiendne, as Lorna and Judith worked behind the scenes to reform the criteria, people all over the wrlod were seeing an autistic adult for the first time. Before "Rain Man" came out in 1988, only a tiny, ingrown circle of experts knew what autism looked like, but after Dustin Hoffman's unforgettable performance as Raymond Babbitt earned "Rain Man" four Academy Awards, pediatricians, psychologists, thaecers and parents all over the world knew what autism looked like.
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Lorna and Judith realized that Kanner had been as wrong about autism being rare as he had been about parents causing it. Over the next several years, they quietly worked with the American ___________ ___________ to _______ the ________ for diagnosis to _______ the diversity of what they called "the ______ spectrum." In the late '80s and early 1990s, their changes went into effect, swapping out Kanner's ______ model for Asperger's broad and inclusive one.
These changes weren't happening in a vacuum. By ___________, as Lorna and Judith worked behind the scenes to reform the criteria, people all over the _____ were seeing an autistic adult for the first time. Before "Rain Man" came out in 1988, only a tiny, ingrown circle of experts knew what autism looked like, but after Dustin Hoffman's unforgettable performance as Raymond Babbitt earned "Rain Man" four Academy Awards, pediatricians, psychologists, ________ and parents all over the world knew what autism looked like.
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Original Text
Lorna and Judith realized that Kanner had been as wrong about autism being rare as he had been about parents causing it. Over the next several years, they quietly worked with the American Psychiatric Association to broaden the criteria for diagnosis to reflect the diversity of what they called "the autism spectrum." In the late '80s and early 1990s, their changes went into effect, swapping out Kanner's narrow model for Asperger's broad and inclusive one.
These changes weren't happening in a vacuum. By coincidence, as Lorna and Judith worked behind the scenes to reform the criteria, people all over the world were seeing an autistic adult for the first time. Before "Rain Man" came out in 1988, only a tiny, ingrown circle of experts knew what autism looked like, but after Dustin Hoffman's unforgettable performance as Raymond Babbitt earned "Rain Man" four Academy Awards, pediatricians, psychologists, teachers and parents all over the world knew what autism looked like.
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