Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938

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Fellowes, S. (2015). Did Kanner Actually Describe the First Account of Autism? The Mystery of 1938. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(7), 2274-2276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2371-3

Publication date: 4 Feb 2015 Added to AutiHub: 14 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Sam Fellowes *

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Cited references
28
With a DOI
21
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
4
1 / 28 (3.6%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
3 / 28 (10.7%)
References with detected author names
27 / 28 (96.4%)
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1
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2
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4
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0
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33
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33
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0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
0
4 / 33 (12.1%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 29 / 33 (87.9%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
1 / 33 (3.0%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 4 (25.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 26 (3.8%).
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