The earliest well-documented case of autism is that of Hugh Blair of Borgue, as detailed in a 1747 court case in which his brother successfully petitioned to annul Blair's marriage to gain Blair's inheritance.
O primeiro caso de autismo ben documentado é o de Hugh Blair de Borgue, detallado nun informe xudicial de 1747 no que o seu irmán conseguiu a petición de anular o casamento de Blair para conseguir a súa herdanza.