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Lorna Wing

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Gender Female
Death9 years ago
Date of birth October 7,1928
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Gillingham
United Kingdom
Date of died June 6,2014
DiedKent
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma matersUniversity College Hospital
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Job Psychiatrist
Education University College Hospital
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Awards Order of the British Empire
London
FoundedNational Autistic Society
Edited worksHandbook of Psychiatry: Volume 3, Psychoses of Uncertain Aetiology
Spous Professor John Wing, FRCPsych
Known forchildhood developmental disorders; autism spectrum diagnosis; Asperger Syndrome
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Autistic children
The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
El Autismo en Ninos y Adultos
Children Apart: Autistic Children and Their Families
What's So Special about Autism?
Party Food
The Autistic Spectrum: A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Helping Your Child
Hospital closure and the resettlement of residents
Teaching Autistic Children
Party Party
The Autistic Spectrum
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Lorna Gladys Wing OBE FRCPsych was an English psychiatrist. She was a pioneer in the field of childhood developmental disorders, who advanced understanding of autism worldwide, introduced the term Asperger syndrome in 1976 and was involved in founding the National Autistic Society in the UK.

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