TIL that the autistic spectrum and the distinction between "high functioning" and "low functioning" autism was discovered by Hans Asperger in an attempt to save children in his clinic from the Gestapo during World War 2, who killed disabled children in preparation for the Holocaust.

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Submitted December 05, 2017 at 05:28AM by sgtpepper_spray http://ift.tt/2jSAqNn