Lorna Wing
British autism researcher (1928–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lorna Gladys Wing OBE FRCPsych (7 October 1928 – 6 June 2014) 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[1] and was involved in founding the National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK.
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Born | Lorna Gladys Tolchard (1928-10-07)7 October 1928 Gillingham, Kent, England, UK |
Died | 6 June 2014(2014-06-06) (aged 85) Kent, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
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Spouse(s) | Professor John Wing, FRCPsych |
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Institutions | Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Unit Institute of Psychiatry King's College London |
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