http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/03/from-the-editor.html
Really, Really Recent
How recent is autism? So recent that all these people are older -- older! -- than the first person ever diagnosed: Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Angela Lansbury, Roger Moore, Bob Newhart -- anyone born before August 29, 1931, when
Vivian Murdock, the oldest child in the landmark first report on autism, was born. Thanks to Huffington Post for this reminder of how many people today are living vibrant lives in their 80s -- which also serves as a reminder of how recent the rise of autism is. It can only be manmade, which means it can be ended if we face up to the cause...
Posted by Age of Autism at March 09, 2013
Reposted February 13, 2014
More on Vivian Murdock starting @ 2:10. Alternatively, start video at 0:44
(variable accuracy of intro clip due to dynamic nature of field, eg. NY usage ban for under 3 and pregnant women).
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http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/04/her-name-was-vivian-clues-from-the-age-of-autisms-first-born-child.html
AOA EXCLUSIVE -- Her Name Was Vivian: Clues From the Age of Autism’s First-Born Child
By Teresa Conrick, Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill
We found her.
Eight years after setting out to identify the 11 children in the first medical report of autism, we have found “Virginia S.”, the eldest child in that landmark paper -- and thus the first-born child of the Age of Autism.
Her real name: Vivian Ann Murdock. Born in 1931, Vivian was placed in a Maryland institution at age 6 and died in a state-run home in 1987, age 56. She was the daughter of a prominent Baltimore psychiatrist, Harry M. Murdock, and his wife, Margaret.
The key to finding her real name was the recent online publication of the 1940 U.S. Census – allowing one of us (Teresa) to test her hunch about the institution to which"Virginia" had been committed as a child: The Rosewood School in Owings Mills. The hunch was correct; the Census listed an "Inmate" there named Vivian Murdock, age 8 in 1940, who we conclusively identified as "Virginia S."
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Posted by Age of Autism at April 29, 2013
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