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The term 'Asperger's' comes from a Nazi
The medical term Asperger’s gets thrown around a lot, even though it’s not an official diagnosis anymore. One historian says that should stop -- because Dr. Hans Asperger of Vienna in the 1930s was a Nazi.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe medical term Asperger’s gets thrown around a lot, even though it’s not an official diagnosis anymore. One historian says that should stop -- because Dr. Hans Asperger of Vienna in the 1930s was a Nazi.
Dr. Hans Asperger. Photos courtesy of Edith Sheffer.
