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The book also has an index and notes section for easy reference and page finding. [3] [4] The book begins in its first chapter by discussing autism itself and how Grandin was treated as a child by medical professionals before autism was properly understood or considered a medical diagnosis.
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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a book by Steve Silberman that discusses autism and neurodiversity [1] from historic, scientific, and advocacy-based perspectives. Neurotribes was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2015, [2] [3] and has received wide acclaim from both the scientific and the popular press.
The book addresses questions that siblings of children on the autism spectrum may have. In addition to explaining in basic terms the characteristics of autism, it contains suggestions for making family life more comfortable.
Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...
Unstrange Minds is a nonfiction book by anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker about the rise in autism diagnoses throughout the world over the last twenty years.. It provides a cultural history of autism and describes the experiences of parents of children with autism in the United States, South Korea, India, and South Africa.
The book proposed that the key problems for autistic people were an inability to recognize and think about thoughts (theory of mind), [citation needed] and an inability to integrate pieces of information into coherent wholes ("weak central coherence", WCC). [1] The book outlines neuropsychological research on autism.
Rimland was an early supporter of facilitated communication (FC) (now discredited), [37] though he disputed founder Douglas Biklen's claims that autism was "fundamentally a motor problem". At first, Rimland claimed the technique was effective for "a small number of people", [ 38 ] but far fewer than the 100% success rate claimed by some ...