Lorna Wing is dead

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09 Jun 2014, 8:35 am

I saw on facebook that aspergers pioneer and co-author along with Uta Frith of the ground breaking 1980 book "Autism and aspergers syndrome" died friday at the age of 82

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09 Jun 2014, 2:38 pm

I hadn't heard. Hope she will always be remembered.

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09 Jun 2014, 3:06 pm

LookingLost wrote:

I hadn't heard. Hope she will always be remembered.

she will.it was she and Uta Frith that first translated "Die autistischen psychopeten im kindesalter" by Hans Asperger in 1980

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09 Jun 2014, 4:03 pm

I know that, sorry.

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09 Jun 2014, 4:12 pm

Very Very Sad. I will always be grateful to her. I would not know who I am in large part due to her work.

British National Autistic Society Statement
http://www.autism.org.uk/News-and-event ... -2014.aspx

Telegraph Obituary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... tuary.html

Asperger syndrome: a clinical account : Her 1981 paper that coined the term Aspergers Syndrome.
http://www.mugsy.org/wing2.htm

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10 Jun 2014, 9:34 am

I hope she's happy up there.

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13 Jun 2014, 3:35 pm

R.I.P.

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14 Jun 2014, 8:22 am

without knowing anything about her
would that be like an USAan saying they don't know anything about President Lincoln?

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14 Jun 2014, 1:24 pm

am a big of lorna,her daughter was profoundly autistic and she founded the UKs national autistic society to help autistic children,which then went on to help adults as those kids got older,then the organisation grew and grew into the multi disciplinary charity we know and love today.
had named a hand reared chicken of mine after her.
her beloved daughter had died as a adult from drinking to much water, so for those who believe in a heaven am of the belief they will both be back together now.
rest in peace lorna.

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