Steve Silberman 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. He lives in San Francisco.
Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction
"Ambitious, meticulous and largehearted history...NeuroTribes is
beautifully told, humanizing, important."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Mr. Silberman has surely written the definitive book about
[autism’s] past."
–The Economist
“A comprehensive history of the science and culture surrounding
autism studies…an essential resource.” –Nature magazine
“NeuroTribes is a sweeping and penetrating history, presented with
a rare sympathy and sensitivity. It is fascinating reading; it will
change how you think of autism, and it belongs, alongside the works
of Temple Grandin and Clara Claiborne Park, on the bookshelf of
anyone interested in autism and the workings of the human
brain.”
--From the foreword by Oliver Sacks, author of An Anthropologist On
Mars and Awakenings
“Breathtaking… as emotionally resonant as any [book] this year."
–The Boston Globe
“A lively, readable book… To read NeuroTribes is to realize how
much autistic people have enriched the scope of human knowledge and
diversity, and how impoverished the world would be without them.”
–The San Francisco Chronicle
“It is a beautifully written and thoughtfully crafted book, a
historical tour of autism, richly populated with fascinating and
engaging characters, and a rallying call to respect difference.” –
Science magazine
“Epic and often shocking…Everyone with an interest in the history
of science and medicine — how it has failed us, surprised us and
benefited us — should read this book.” –Chicago Tribune
“The best book you can read to understand autism" –Gizmodo
“Required reading for every parent, teacher, therapist, and person
who wants to know more about autism” –Parents.com
"This is perhaps the most significant history of the discovery,
changing conception and public reaction to autism we will see in a
generation." –TASH.org
“A well-researched, readable report on the treatment of autism that
explores its history and proposes significant changes for its
future…In the foreword, Oliver Sacks writes that this 'sweeping and
penetrating history…is fascinating reading' that 'will change how
you think of autism.' No argument with that assessment." –Kirkus
Reviews
“The monks who inscribed beautiful manuscripts during the Middle
Ages, Cavendish an 18th century scientist who explained
electricity, and many of the geeks in Silicon Valley are all on the
autism spectrum. Silberman reviews the history of autism
treatments from horrible blaming of parents to the modern positive
neurodiversity movement. Essential reading for anyone
interested in psychology.”
--Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic
Brain
“NeuroTribes is remarkable. Silberman has done something unique:
he’s taken the dense and detailed history of autism and turned the
story into a genuine page-turner. The book is sure to stir
considerable discussion.”
--John Elder Robison, Neurodiversity Scholar in Residence at The
College of William & Mary and author of Look Me in the Eye
“This gripping and heroic tale is a brilliant addition to the
history of autism.”
--Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at
University College London
“In this genuine page-turner, Steve Silberman reveals the
untold history of autism: from persecution to parent-blaming,
from Rain Man to vaccines, of doctors for whom
professional ego trumped compassion, to forgotten heroes like Hans
Asperger, unfairly tainted by Nazi links. It ends on an
optimistic note, with ‘autistics’ reclaiming the narrative and
defining autism in their terms — more difference than disability
and an essential part of the human condition. Highly recommended
for anyone with an interest in autism or Asperger’s, or simply a
fascination with what makes us tick.”
--Benison O’Reilly, co-author of The Australian Autism
Handbook
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