First Online: 27 July 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102172-1
Historical Background
The Republic of Macedonia has gone through a long and painful process of transition during last 25 years. The cumulative effect of the transitional recession and the socially stressful process of transition have most seriously affected marginalized groups, such as persons with autism spectrum disorders being among the most vulnerable (Trajkovski 2008).
Autism in Macedonia has a short history. It is not like the history of autism in the USA or other western developed countries. For many decades, especially during the communist period of Yugoslavia, children with autism were diagnosed as mentally retarded, schizophrenic, or some other diagnosis. Children and adults with autism missed regular treatment because of inadequate institutions, lack of finances, parental ignorance, and prejudices in the society. Many of the children with autism have been placed into big institutions such as the Special Institute in Demir Kapija. Because of the poor economic situation, low...
How to cite
Trajkovski V. (2017) Macedonia and Autism. In: Volkmar F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY
Publisher NameSpringer, New York, NY
Online ISBN978-1-4614-6435-8
Trajkovski V. (2017) Macedonia and Autism. In: Volkmar F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY
Publisher NameSpringer, New York, NY
Online ISBN978-1-4614-6435-8
Source: https://link.springer.com
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