Hans Asperger 
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6/9/18
Edith Sheffer's Amazing Book, "Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna"
by Jonathan Rose
The appalling story behind the man Asperger’s is named for.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
4-27-18
Asperger's Syndrome, the Nazi Regime and the Dangerous Power of Labeling People
by Edith Sheffer
"I was excited to write a positive book about autism and the Third Reich. My first day in the Austrian National Archives in Vienna, however, dispelled any notion of a heroic tale." – Edith Sheffer
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SOURCE: USA Today
4-19-18
Autism doctor Hans Asperger collaborated with the Nazis, new research shows
According to medical historian Herwig Czech, Asperger directly referred two disabled girls to the notorious Am Spiegelgrund children's clinic in Vienna, where some 800 children were murdered under the Nazi's euthanasia program.
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SOURCE: NYT
3-31-18
The Nazi History Behind ‘Asperger’
by Edith Sheffer
Dr. Hans Asperger is credited with shaping our ideas of autism and Asperger syndrome, diagnoses given to people believed to have limited social skills and narrow interests.
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