Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
By Steve Silberman.
Description
This New York Times bestselling book 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 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 moreand 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 ...
ISBN(s)
0399185615, 9780399185618
