Until the 1970s, autism spectrum disorder was thought to be caused by ____________, or parents who were emotionally unresponsive to their infants.

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Until the 1970s, the prevailing view was that autism was caused by "refrigerator mothers" who were cold and unloving towards their children, leading to a lack of emotional bonding and attachment. This theory has since been widely discredited as not supported by scientific evidence.

Until the 1970s, Autism Spectrum Disorder Was Thought to Be