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Gorky's “Nilushka”: Autism case report?

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  1. Metropolitan Toronto Forensic Service, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, 999 Queen Street West, M6J 1H4, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Interesting observations on mental disturbances often come through literature. In this illustration from Gorky's works we are reminded that some autistic children have better than normal potential for happiness because they do not share the same problem awareness bestowed on their fellow human beings.—Editor

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Webster, C.D. Gorky's “Nilushka”: Autism case report?. J Autism Dev Disord 10, 227–229 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408473

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