Join us on August 14th for a CEU presentation on Kanner and Asperger: The complex ethical history of the autism diagnosis presented by Thomas Freeman, MS, BCBA.
5:00pm - Check In and Networking
6:00 to 7:00pm - Presentation
Abstract:
In 1981, UK psychiatrist Lorna Wing brought an obscure German paper on autism, published in 1944, to the world’s attention. Austrian physician Hans Asperger had described the new psycho-social childhood disorder, autism, which had been introduced to the world only one year before by Leo Kanner's 1943 seminal paper, "Autistic disturbances of affective contact". Asperger’s article, written in German during the height of WWII, had been mostly forgotten. Wing cited Asperger’s work, especially relating to the autistic behaviors exhibited by some higher functioning children, as she introduced the idea of autism as a spectrum of disorders with differing etiologies. Wing went on to describe a highly verbal form of autism for which she coined the term, “Asperger’s Syndrome”. Since that time, the known history of Asperger's work (and his possible connection to Kanner) has gone through several revisions as new historical records have been unearthed. Our most recent understanding poses several serious ethical questions relating to both proper scientific credit (Code Element 6.08) and more importantly, three core principles of the Code, "Benefit Others", "Treat Others with Compassion, Dignity, andRespect", and "Behave with Integrity". In this paper and the discussion that follows, we will explore the ethical issues that can arise in a rapidly changing cultural environment, and the impact those issues can have on the scientific approach to the study of human behavior
By the end of this event, participants will be able to:
1. Participants will be able to describe the importance of Wing's paper on Kanner and Asperger, and her contribution to our understanding of autism as characterized by a wide spectrum of behavioral characteristics, including both deficits and skills.
2. Participants will be able to describe the evolution of the diagnosis of autism through various editions of the DSM (diagnostic and statistical manual).
3. Participants will be able to list two ethical issues relating to Asperger and Kanner's history as early researchers in autism and discuss some of the pressures a rapidly changing socio-cultural environment can exert on ethical standards and behavior.
Participants will receive 1.0 Ethics CE Hours.
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