Neurotribes : the legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently / Steve Silberman ; foreword by Oliver Sacks.

By: Silberman, Steve.

Publisher: Crows Nest : Allen & Unwin, 2015Description: 534 pages : 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781760113636 (trade paperback); 1760113638 (trade paperback).Subject(s): Asperger, Hans | Kanner, Leo | Grandin, Temple

| AUTISM

| NEURODIVERSITY

| NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING

| HISTORY

Contents:

Foreword by Oliver Sacks. - Introduction: Beyond the Geek Syndrome. 1. The wizard of Clapham Common. - 2. The boy who loves green straws. - 3. What Sister Viktorine knew. - 4. Fascinating peculiarities. - 5. The invention of toxic parenting. - 6. Princes of the air. - 7. Fighting the monster. - 8. Nature's smudged lines. - 9. The Rain Man effect. - 10. Pandora's box. - 11. An autistic space. - 12. Building the Enterprise: designs for a neurodiverse world. - Epilogue: The Mayor of Kensington.

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List(s) this item appears in: Neurodiversity

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	720 SIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W004568

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"Going back to the earliest 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 casting light on the growing movement of 'neurodiversity' and mapping out a path towards a more humane world for people with learning differences." - BOOK JACKET

Patron comment on 14/01/2016

This is a very readable book. I am off to buy my own copy. So many people would benefit from reading this.

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