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Author:

Silberman, Steve.

Title:

Neurotribes : the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity / Steve Silberman.

Publisher:

Averya member of Penguin Group USA,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Autism.
Autistic people.
Neurobehavioral disorders.
Neuropsychology.
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders.
PSYCHOLOGY / History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities.

Summary:

"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, alifelong 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 inwhich 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 lighton 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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

158333467X : HRD
9781583334676 : HRD

LCCN:

2015006545

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