In a different key: the story of autism

Autism's first child (1930s-1960s). Donald ; A menace to society ; Case 1 ; Wild children and holy fools ; Doubly loved and protected ; Some kind of genius

The blame game (1960s-1980s). The refrigerator mother ; Prisoner 15209 ; Kanner's fault ; Biting her tongue ; Mothers-in-arms ; The agitator ; Home on a Monday afternoon

The end of institutions (1970s-1990s). "Behind the walls of the world's indifference" ; The right to education ; Getting on the bus ; Seeing the ocean for the first time

Behavior, analyzed (1950s-1990s). The behaviorist ; "Screams, slaps, and love" ; The aversion to aversives ; The "anti-Bettelheim" ; 47 percent ; Look at me ; From courtroom to classroom

The questions asked in London (1960s-1990s). The questions asked ; Who counts? ; Words unstrung ; The great twin chase ; Finding their marbles

Redefining a diagnosis (1970s-1990s). The autism spectrum ; The Austrian ; The signature

Dreams and boundaries (1980s-1990s). The dream of language ; The child within ; An elusive definition ; Meeting of the minds ; The magic man

How autism became famous (1980s-1990s). Putting autism on the map ; Society's emergency

"Epidemic" (1990s-2010). The vaccine scare ; Autism speaks ; A story unravels ; The greatest fraud

Today. Finding a voice ; Neurodiversity ; A happy man.