Causes Of Autism In The 1930's

People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930’s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930’s, and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis.

Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long, or it could be helped by a matter of months or years. Autism is can be caused by several things, birth defects, genes, child immunizations, and other causes. Scientists are still trying to find more causes for why people are or becoming autistic.

Medical professions handled it by giving them mercury vaccines hoping it would help with their cause and mess with their brain to make them “normal”. This is called thimerosal. They also used a therapy called insulin shock therapy. They also put them in an asylum or mental institution to see if they can help. If they were younger, they’d send them to a behaviorist or special school. They, the parents or anyone trying to help, usually use alternative methods of teaching. In a mental institution, they may have given them electroconvulsive therapy, hydrotherapy baths, and lobotomies.
It also may be difficult learning a language, and other concepts. They weren’t very social and tended to stay around people they’ve known for a while. They were deficient in learning in general and interacting with new