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Hans Asperger Was a Nazi, New Medical Paper Alleges
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The autism pioneer had troubling connections to the racist and genocidal Nazi movement. Should his name be purged from his namesake disorder?
Tanya Basu
Senior Editor, Science
Published
Apr. 19 2018
12:24PM EDT
Courtesy of Dr. Maria Asperger Felder
Tanya Basu
Senior Editor, Science
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