NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently - Softcover

Steve Silberman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760113638 ISBN 13: 9781760113636

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2015

Synopsis

Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, Steve Silberman's history of autism draws on years of research and conversations with autistic people and their families to explore how clinicians' understanding of cognitive difference has changed since the condition's discovery in 1943. He also finds surprising reasons for the recent increase in diagnoses; tells real-life stories that raise awareness of the challenges faced by autistic people; and emphasizes the importance of developing supportive communities suited to all kinds of minds.

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Review:

Stunning... Highly original... Outstanding. Source: Spectator

A sprawling and fascinating dissection of the role autism has played in shaping human history. Source: Daily Telegraph

Whatever the future of autism...Mr Silberman has surely written the definitive book about its past. Source: The Economist

A rich amalgam of social history and contemporary reportage. Author: Ian Thomson Source: Financial Times

[An] epic history of autism. Source: Sunday Telegraph

Ambitious, meticulous and largehearted... NeuroTribes is beautifully told, humanizing, important. Source: New York Times

Silberman's phenomenal book goes a long way to uncovering some of the myths about this particular "tribe" and is all for recognising their incredible talents and contributions to society. Source: The Sun

Brilliant and sparklingly humane. Source: Guardian

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman explores in fascinating, near-encyclopaedic depth how autism has evolved. It's a gripping narrative written with journalistic verve. Source: Observer

Deservedly won the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction... NeuroTribes is deeply felt... This work stands alongside Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree. Source: The Times

From the Author:

Steve Silberman is an award-winning investigative reporter and has covered science and cultural affairs for Wired and other national magazines for more than twenty years. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, TIME, Nature and Salon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1760113638
• ISBN 13: 9781760113636
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 544