http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/dark-end-spectrum/index.html


For parents of autistic children, the realization often comes slowly. A
worry, a pang, a sinking feeling when trying to play with the new baby, who
seems - uninterested, even unreachable. 

What could be wrong? If it is, in fact, autism, it is not the end, but the
beginning of a journey. 

First seen as a medical oddity, the story of autism is both fascinating and
troubling. Autism was first described and named in the 1940s, in the heyday
of psychoanalysis. Brilliant and charismatic doctors concluded the disorder
was caused by nurture - not nature. In short, it was the parents' fault.
They were branded with the heartless label: "refrigerator mothers." 

Bernice Landry explores how our understanding of autism has taken an
about-face in recent years. Scientists and an army of activist parents are
beginning to make up for lost time, to shine new light on the darkest
secrets of our genes. 

In episode 2 we hear the story of Darius McCollum, a serial impersonator
whose obsession with trains has lead him to spend much of his life in jail.
Darius has been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, a version of autism.


 

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