The Primacy of Movement in Development

Abstract

Autism, now called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), was first mentioned by Kanner [1]. He described 11 children in his clinic who lacked the social instinct to relate towards other people, who were mostly focused or even obsessed with objects, and who had a “need for sameness” or a “resistance to (unexpected) change”. Kanner coined the term “infantile autism” as the name for this newly described condition. His article made medical history. The phrase: “The Primacy of Movement” was coined by Maxine Sheets-Johnson in her book of this name.