Investigating Pink Disease Down Under Highlights its Many Similarities to Autism

Pink Disease ravaged children in Europe, North America and Australia in the first half of the 20th Century. Many did not survive. The name comes from the fact that many children developed raw, peeling hands and feet. Other symptoms included social withdrawal, lack of eye contact, loss of language, repetitive and self-injurious behaviors, body-rocking, toe-walking, … Continue reading Investigating Pink Disease Down Under Highlights its Many Similarities to Autism