Steve Silberman
Hardcover | Pages: 477 pages Rating: 4.3 | 8529 Users | 1243 Reviews
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| Original Title: | NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity |
| ISBN: | 158333467X (ISBN13: 9781583334676) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | California Book Award for Nonfiction (Silver) (2015), Wellcome Book Prize Nominee (2016), Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (2015), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2015), Openbook好書獎 for 年度好書．翻譯書 (2017) |
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A New York Times bestsellerWinner 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.
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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| Title | : | NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity |
| Author | : | Steve Silberman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition (U.S.) |
| Pages | : | Pages: 477 pages |
| Published | : | August 25th 2015 by Avery/Penguin Random House LLC (first published August 2015) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Science. Psychology. History |
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Ratings: 4.3 From 8529 Users | 1243 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
This heartbreaking book came highly recommended. As an autistic adult with an autistic son I was sickened by the book, the therapies, the history. I thought of my own childhood and how grateful I am that I was born verbal and in an intact family that raised me, accepting me where I was and allowing me to do the best that I can. As a member of the autism community reading this book is like getting punched in the face over and over again, until you get to the last chapter about neurodiversity,This book provides a thorough account of the troubled history of the psychiatric understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (this includes Asperger's syndrome). Unfortunately, most of this history in hindsight was incredibly blind to what now seems apparent as to the nature of the condition. Consequently, this long book spends most of its historical account describing what is now understood to be incorrect and spurious theories and treatments. The reader who makes it all the way through the book
This is a fascinating book about autism. The first part of the book focuses on the history of research into the syndrome. It describes how early researchers tried to formulate the causes of autism, including the pitifully sidetracked idea that cold parents are responsible for the syndrome. The book gives brief biographies of a few historical figures, including Henry Cavendish, Steve Jobs, Nikola Tesla and Mozart who are suspected of being autistic. Just try Googling "famous autistic people in
This book is a breath of fresh air. As someone on the autism spectrum, it is nice to hear from someone that isnt on the autism spectrum make the argument that Im not an accident and that people with autism have been around for centuries. Ive been to a talk from the author and Im glad I got this book years after hearing it. I hope my parents read this to remove the stigma surrounding autism!
Nice history about autism and Aspergers. Wished it had more general information and not just data about a few cases. A bit dragged on, but informative.Glad I listened to the audiobook.4 out of 5 stars.
Finished. Very long review. Apologies. Skip to paragraph 3 ** for a horror story. The book was hard to rate. Some of it is as bad as a 1-star: excreble writing when he's giving far too much detail about the irrelevant (to the book) discoveries of the 18thC scientist Henry Cavendish whom he confidently diagnoses as Aspergers. 3 stars for most of it where the research is general too narrowly focused on too few people but quite in depth for them and 5 stars for giving away such appalling things as
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