Evidence for autism in folklore?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-

  Leask, J ^a,c   Leask, A ^b   Silove, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c NCIRS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; EUROPE; FOLKLORE; HUMANS;

EID: 14844334250     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.044958     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Fombonne E. Is there an epidemic of autism? Pediatrics 2001;107:411-13.
2. Lingam R, Simmons A, Andrews N, et al. Prevalence of autism and parentally reported triggers in a north east London population. Arch Dis Child 2003;88:666-70.
3. Kanner L. Autistic disturbances of affective contact. Nerv Child 1943;2:217-50.
4. Yeats WB. Fairy and folk tales of Ireland, 2nd edn. Gerrards Cross: Smythe, 1973.
5. Wing L. The history of ideas on autism. Autism 1997;1:13-23.
6. Ashliman DL. Changelings. http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/changeling.html#1. 1997 (accessed 23 October 2003).
7. Windling T. Changelings. Journal of Mythic Arts [serial online] Spring 2003 (accessed 21 October 2003).