NeuroTribes : the legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity /
By: Silberman, Steve.
Series: Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction.Publisher: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2016Description: [ix], 548 pages : ill., plate ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780399185618.Subject(s): Asperger, Hans | Kanner, Leo, 1894-1981 | Autism | Neurobehavioral disorders | Neuropsychology | Neurodiversity
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-529) and index.
Foreward / by Oliver Sacks -- Introduction: Beyond the geek syndrome -- The wizard of Clapham Common -- The boy who loves green straws -- What Sister Viktorine knew -- Fascinating peculiarities -- The invention of toxic parenting -- Princes of the air -- Fighting the monster -- Nature's smudged lines -- The Rain Man effect -- Pandora's box -- In autistic space -- Building the Enterprise: Designs for a neurodiverse world -- Epilogue: The mayor of Kensington.
Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize (later Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction) 2015.