Kanner's syndrome

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Kanner's syndrome

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Named after American psychiatrist Leo Kanner (1894–1981).

noun Kanner syndrome

dated, uncountable A developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.
Similar: classic autism, infantile autism, early infantile autism, childhood autism

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@misc{kanner_s_syndrome_2026,
  title = {Kanner's syndrome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kanner's%20syndrome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}