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Leo Kanner (1894-1981): the man and the scientist
1Department of Psychology, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York 11439.
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Leo Kanner headed the first child psychiatry division within a pediatric hospital at Johns Hopkins University. In 1935 he wrote the first book in English of child psychiatry which is still in print. His writings include both organic and environmental etiologies. He was an idealist, and he fought for liberal causes and emphasized an humanitarian approach in dealing with autistic children.