This is what the doctor who coined the diagnosis Autism said about Autism

I am actually really happy to find this because sometimes when you get enough parents telling you that you should shut up and that their child is just horrible and that I don't know what I am talking about and other mean things.  It hurts me more that they think that of their children more than my hurt feelings.

 Reference - http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=iFlFAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=kanner+on+his+autistic+patients+focused&source=bl&ots=ABLXLHBJmH&sig=jQzNxkdpgJlwxP8r_2luhsHg0AU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EJthVICNIqTymQWt6ILIDg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwCA