Hans Asperger

thumb|Hans Asperger Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger (/ˈæspɜːrɡər/; German: [ˈhans ˈaspɛɐ̯ɡɐ]; 18 February 1906 – 21 October 1980) was an Austrian physician. Noted for his early studies on atypical neurology, specifically in children, he is the namesake of the former autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome. He wrote more than 300 publications on psychological disorders that posthumously acquired international renown in the 1980s. Quotes We stand in the midst of a massive reorganization of our intellectual and spiritual life, which has seized all areas of this life—not least in medicine.The central idea of the new Reich—that the whole is more than its parts, and that the Volk is more important than the individual—had to bring about fundamental changes in our whole attitude, since this regards the nation’s most precious asset, its health. 1938 (Asperger H. Das psychisch abnorme Kind. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1938;49:1314–7.) translation provided 19 April 2018 in Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and “race hygiene” in Nazi-era Vienna by Herwig Czech in the journal Molecular Autism External links Category:Physicians from Austria Category:1906 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Catholics from Austria Category:Non-fiction authors from Austria Category:Pediatricians Category:Medical scientists