
NeuroTribes
The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
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Narrated by:
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William Hughes
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Steve Silberman
This New York Times bestseller 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 both 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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Very enlightening
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Groundbreaking
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Life changing, and extremely interesting book!
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Exceptionally researched
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mandatory reading worldwide! please.
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I am almost 30 and discovered I am Autistic.
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A clear explanation of and the history of autism
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good book
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Tons of Information About the History of Autism
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The most infuriating part has to do with Leo Kanner aka "The Father of Child Psychiatry." Kanner was a snake oil salesman. A man with no discernable talents who peddled theories that impacted the research and diagnosis of Autism for four decades, by blaming the parents, more directly the mothers for being too driven to succeed in education and careers outside homemaking.
Leo Kanner is a fraud who took credit for others' research especially from colleagues of Hans Asperger whom he recruited here in the USA after fleeing Nazi Germany.
I don't believe in 5 stars.
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