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unusual facts about Uta Frith


Tony Attwood

He received an honours degree in psychology from the University of Hull, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Surrey, and a Ph.D. from University College London under Uta Frith.


History of Asperger syndrome

An English psychiatrist, Lorna Wing, popularized the term "Asperger's syndrome" in a 1981 publication; the first book in English on Asperger syndrome was written by Uta Frith in 1991 and the condition was subsequently recognized in formal diagnostic manuals later in the 1990s.

Weak central coherence theory

Uta Frith, of University College London, first advanced the weak central coherence theory in the late 1980s.


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