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The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Avery
September 2015
On Sale: August 25, 2015
542 pages
ISBN: 158333467X
EAN: 9781583334676
Kindle: B00L9AY254
Hardcover / e-Book
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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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