Ask the Doctor - 003 : A Brief History of Autism: How Looking Back May Explain Your Child’s Bright Future

Andrea Libutti, MD

Ask the Doctor: Anything Autism Doctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism • A Brief History of Autism: How Looking Back May Explain Your Child’s Bright Future • “We’ve come a long way baby” sums up the history of autism. Our beliefs about the condition have evolved from a subcategory of schizophrenia, to the “refrigerator mother” theory (unloving mothers cause autism), to modern day genetic predispositions as the culprit. Stick with me and see where we are going in this evolutionary journey because it’s not what you think. If you liked this short audio, you can get the whole article at: https://www.andrealibutti.com/2018/10/02/a-brief-history-of-autism-how-looking-back-may-explain-your-childs-bright-future/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-blog Download the first chapter of my book “Awakened by Autism” for FREE: www.andrealibutti.com/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-chapter