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Compare and Contrast Historical and Current Perspectives of Autism Spectrum

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Compare and contrast historical and current perspectives of autism spectrum disorder.What has led to changes in these perspectives over the years?


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Abused by Father

A situation where an individual has experienced maltreatment, whether physical, emotional, sexual, or psychological, by their father.

Personality Theory

A theory that attempts to describe and explain similarities and differences in people's patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality, balancing the demands of the id and superego.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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