A mother in the 1950s meticulously records her fourth child's unusual behavior and categorizes it to help explain it to experts.
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This episode was first broadcast in May 2022.
On All in the Mind this week, the early history of autism.
With historian of science Professor Marga Vicedo we learn about the blame that was cast on mothers, the fight to get adequate help and support for families, and the movement that one mother, Clara Park, helped spark.
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