Edith ShefferThe New York Times Review of Aspergers Children BookEdith Sheffer has written a book that defies easy categorization — an appropriate, if perhaps inadvertent, response to her fascinating and…May 10, 2018May 10, 2018
Edith ShefferThe Problem with Asperger’sIt’s not the condition; it’s Hans Asperger, who wasn’t the first to describe it in any case, and whose research was influenced by Nazism.May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Edith ShefferThe Nazi history of Hans Asperger proves we need a new word for this type of autism — Salon.comBack in 2012, the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove “Asperger Syndrome” as an official diagnosis in their manual. Their…May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Edith ShefferAsperger’s Syndrome, the Nazi Regime and the Dangerous Power of Labeling PeopleIf a child receives a medical diagnosis, it’s natural for a parent to jump into research. If the parent is a historian, perhaps the urge is…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Edith ShefferThe Nazi History Behind ‘Asperger’My son’s school, David Starr Jordan Middle School, is being renamed. A seventh grader exposed the honoree, Stanford University’s first…Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018