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| rdfs:label | - NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
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| rdfs:comment | - NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a best-selling book by Steve Silberman describing the secret history of autism, and the future of the neurodiversity movement championed by autistic people and their loved ones. The book begins by focusing on the history of autism, from Kanner's push to suppress knowledge of the autism spectrum, to Asperger's autism-positive approach to protect autistic kids from eugenics, to the torture inflicted by Lovaas (the father of ABA), to the beginnings of the neurodiversity and autism rights movements.
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| abstract | - NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a best-selling book by Steve Silberman describing the secret history of autism, and the future of the neurodiversity movement championed by autistic people and their loved ones. The book begins by focusing on the history of autism, from Kanner's push to suppress knowledge of the autism spectrum, to Asperger's autism-positive approach to protect autistic kids from eugenics, to the torture inflicted by Lovaas (the father of ABA), to the beginnings of the neurodiversity and autism rights movements. Silberman explained that he wanted to write a book that "upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently." Silberman disagrees with the insistence upon conformity and cures that continues today, arguing that it is part of the history of eugenics, and is clear in the rhetoric of Autism Speaks. "It’s definitely true that when it comes to how society has treated autistic people, it’s neurotypicals who seem to exhibit the most glaring lack of empathy," Silberman told Forbes.
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