NeuroTribes - The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

Key Insights from NeuroTribes

1. Autism is not a recent phenomenon: The book dispels the myth that autism is a recent disorder. It traces its history back to the early 20th century.
2. Autism is a spectrum: Autism is not a single condition but a spectrum, with a wide range of manifestations and severity. This is now widely accepted, but it wasn’t always so.
3. Role of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger: Two key figures in the history of autism research, Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger, have contrasting views and their theories shaped the understanding of autism for decades.
4. The tragedy of...

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