What goes around, comes around.
1952. The DSM-I says this about “000-x28 Schizophrenic reaction, childhood type”:
Here will be classified those schizophrenic reactions occurring before puberty. The clinical picture may differ from schizophrenic reactions occurring in other age periods because of the immaturity and plasticity of the patient at the time of onset of the reaction. Psychotic reactions in children, manifesting primarily autism, will be classified here. [via Unstrange.com; my emphases]
And in 1968, in the DSM-II, here is the definition of “295.8 Schizophrenia, childhood type”:
This category is for cases in which schizophrenic symptoms appear before puberty. The condition may be manifested …read more