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'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism

All In The Mind

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The Dismissal of a Mother's Detailed Observations

Examining how Clara's meticulously documented observations of her daughter's behavior were turned against her, highlighting the misconceptions and biases surrounding mothers' role in autism diagnosis during that era.

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