Marc Segar
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Marc Alexander Segar was a British autist
.
He was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome
in 1981 and died aged 23 years old in a car accident.
Hans Asperger
s' original writings on Asperger's were only translated into the English language in 1981, the year Segar was diagnosed and only widely popularised in 1991
. In 1985, in the Dictionary of Psychiatry, Asperger's Syndrome was mentioned in an eight-line description on page 16. The author was Henry Walton. At this time there were no published first person accounts by those diagnosed with Asperger's, and Marc was among the first people in the UK diagnosed with Asperger's to write a first person account of the condition; a handbook of life for autists.
While recognized primarily in the autism field, some of his ideas now go against current common acceptance. For example: "I myself believe that if a borderline autistic person has to go out into this rather obnoxious world independently then the last thing they need is to be sheltered".
Autism spectrum
The term "autism spectrum" is often used to describe disorders that are currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders. Pervasive developmental disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise...
.
He was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
in 1981 and died aged 23 years old in a car accident.
Hans Asperger
Hans Asperger
Hans Asperger was an Austrian pediatrician, after whom Asperger syndrome was named. He wrote over 300 publications, mostly concerning autism in children.-Biography:...
s' original writings on Asperger's were only translated into the English language in 1981, the year Segar was diagnosed and only widely popularised in 1991
History of Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder , is a relatively new diagnosis in the field of autism. It was named in honor of Hans Asperger , an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician...
. In 1985, in the Dictionary of Psychiatry, Asperger's Syndrome was mentioned in an eight-line description on page 16. The author was Henry Walton. At this time there were no published first person accounts by those diagnosed with Asperger's, and Marc was among the first people in the UK diagnosed with Asperger's to write a first person account of the condition; a handbook of life for autists.
While recognized primarily in the autism field, some of his ideas now go against current common acceptance. For example: "I myself believe that if a borderline autistic person has to go out into this rather obnoxious world independently then the last thing they need is to be sheltered".