'History and first descriptions' of autism: a response to Michael Fitzgerald.

Letter to the editor in response to Michael Fitzgerald's controversial allegation that one of the two pioneers of autism--Leo Kanner--may have been influenced by an earlier paper by the other autism pioneer--Hans Asperger--without acknowledging the debt, and that Kanner may even have been guilty of plagiarising Asperger. In correspondence, Professor Fitzgerald has suggested that I "consider doing my take on the matter". This is it.