| - Part I - | | | | description of the disorder which he referred to as a |
| Autism has drawn the attention of many medical | | | | syndrome. |
| scientists throughout the course of history. | | | | In the 40's, Kanner came up with a clear model of |
| Fascinated by the various levels of impairment | | | | diagnosis for autism, based on various experiments |
| determined by this complex neurological disorder - | | | | and elaborate research. Although Kanner's model of |
| behavioral, emotional, communicational and cognitive, | | | | diagnosis is relevant and complete, nowadays it can |
| scientists have tried to clarify the notion of autism | | | | also be confusing in the process of diagnosing autism. |
| and its revealing signs. The most exhaustive research | | | | Therefore, various contemporary medical scientists |
| conducted upon this type of disorder belongs to Leo | | | | had focused their careers on improving the model of |
| Kanner, an Austrian psychiatrist that focused on the | | | | diagnosis introduced by Leo Kanner, clarifying certain |
| study of autism and other related disorders. Kanner | | | | obscure aspects that he presented in the past. |
| was the first scientist to establish an elaborate | | | | |