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What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. WIRED reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years.
Going back to the earliest days of autism research and chronicling the brave and lonely journey of autistic people and their families through the decades, Silberman provides long-sought solutions to the autism puzzle, while mapping out a path for our society toward a more humane world in which people with learning differences and those who love them have access to the resources they need to live happier, healthier, more secure, and more meaningful lives.
Along the way, he reveals the untold story of Hans Asperger, the father of Asperger’s syndrome, whose “little professors” were targeted by the darkest social-engineering experiment in human history; exposes the covert campaign by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner to suppress knowledge of the autism spectrum for fifty years; and casts light on the growing movement of "neurodiversity" activists seeking respect, support, technological innovation, accommodations in the workplace and in education, and the right to self-determination for those with cognitive differences.
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Psychology, Autism, Autistic people, PSYCHOLOGY / History, Neuropsychology, Neurobehavioral disorders, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2015-09-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Asperger Syndrome, History, Autistic Disorder, Social Discrimination, Autism spectrum disorders, Diagnosis, Treatment, Discrimination against people with disabilitiesShowing 2 featured editions. View all 13 editions?
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Neurotribes: the legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently
2015, Allen & Unwin
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Neurotribes: The Legacy Of Autism And The Future Of Neurodiversity
2015, Avery, Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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