Neurotribes by Steve Silberman
Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it. In his book Silberman discloses surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. In Neurotribes the author reveals the untold story of Hans Asperger, the father of Asperger’s syndrome; exposes child psychiatrist Leo Kanner’s suppression of the knowledge of the autism spectrum for 50 years, and illuminates the growing movement of neurodivergent activists.
