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001 2015006545
003 DLC
005 20151009084200.0
008 150406s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015006545
020 $a9781583334676 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRC553.A88$bS54 2015
082 00 $a616.85/882$223
084 $aPSY022020$aPSY015000$aSOC029000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSilberman, Steve.
245 10 $aNeurotribes :$bthe legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity /$cSteve Silberman.
264 1 $aNew York :$bAvery, a member of Penguin Group USA,$c[2015]
300 $a534 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. What is autism: a devastating developmental disorder, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more--and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. WIRED reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest days of autism research and chronicling the brave and lonely journey of autistic people and their families through the decades, Silberman provides long-sought solutions to the autism puzzle, while mapping out a path for our society toward a more humane world in which people with learning differences and those who love them have access to the resources they need to live happier, healthier, more secure, and more meaningful lives. Along the way, he reveals the untold story of Hans Asperger, the father of Asperger's syndrome, whose "little professors" were targeted by the darkest social-engineering experiment in human history; exposes the covert campaign by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner to suppress knowledge of the autism spectrum for fifty years; and casts light on the growing movement of "neurodiversity" activists seeking respect, support, technological innovation, accommodations in the workplace and in education, and the right to self-determination for those with cognitive differences"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aAutism.
650 0 $aAutistic people.
650 0 $aNeurobehavioral disorders.
650 0 $aNeuropsychology.
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781583334676.jpg