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Modern autism studies have a clear starting point: the revolutionary work of Eugen Bleuler. In this video, we explore how clinical necessity at the Burghölzli Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland gave rise to one of the most important terms in psychology.

In this video, you will discover:
The Pre-1911 Context: A time when most mental disorders were grouped under the generic label of dementia praecox.

The Etymology: Why Bleuler chose the Greek word autos (self) to describe the subjective isolation of his patients.

Autism as a Symptom: How autism was originally viewed as a central characteristic of schizophrenia and an invisible barrier to social reciprocity.

The Legacy: How Bleuler’s observations provided the conceptual framework for Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger to refine the diagnosis decades later.

Bleuler legitimized the existence of a different inner life and paved the way for the transition from mysticism to rigorous clinical observation.

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