I was somewhat surprised to read that Hans Asperger, the doctor whom Asperger’s Syndrome (also known as Asperger’s and Autism) is named after due to his pioneering work in the field, has been implicated in the Holocaust, including sending children to a euthanasia center to be murdered as "life unworthy of life."

These more recent conclusions stand in contrast to Dr Asperger’s post-war assertions that he strove to protect his patients from the Nazis and their nightmarish programs of "racial hygiene" during the Third Reich. An exhaustive new report titled Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and "race hygiene" in Nazi Era Vienna was published today; the report relies on previously unexplored archival documents, contemporary materials and extensive research. The report is available in English at this link:

Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and “race hygiene” in Nazi-era Vienna | Molecular Autism | Full Text

It is easy to assume that there is nothing new to focus on regarding the Third Reich period because it has already been reported on to such a detailed degree. And then a report such as this regarding Dr Asperger emerges, revealing his hidden history as a thoroughly Nazi corrupted practitioner in the field of medicine.