neurotribes the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity

as emotionally resonant as any this year.' - The Boston Globe 'A lively, readable book. It is fascinating reading it will change how you think of autism, and it belongs, alongside the works of Temple Grandin and Clara Claiborne Park, on the bookshelf of anyone interested in autism and the workings of the human brain.' -From the foreword by Oliver Sacks, author of An Anthropologist On Mars and Awakenings 'Breathtaking.

Silberman has surely written the definitive book about past.' - The Economist 'A comprehensive history of the science and culture surrounding autism studies.an essential resource.' - Nature magazine ' NeuroTribes is a sweeping and penetrating history, presented with a rare sympathy and sensitivity. NeuroTribes is beautifully told, humanizing, important.' - The New York Times Book Review 'Mr. Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction 'Ambitious, meticulous and largehearted history. 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. 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. 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.

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. A New York Times bestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction 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.

Neurotribes the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity