Features
ISBN Number: 9780465027644
Subtitle: Remapping the World of Autism
Author: Grinker, Roy Richard
Author: Grinker, Roy Richard
Publisher: Basic Books
Subject: Children with Special Needs
Subject: Mental Illness
Subject: Psychopathology, Autism
Subject: Parenting
Publication Date: February 2008
Cover Type: Paperback
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 340
Book Size: 9.14x6.40x.95 in. .84 lbs.
When anthropologist Richard Grinker’s daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 1 in every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed, and the media was declaring autism an epidemic. Unstrange Minds documents Grinker’s quest across the globe to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. Grinker shows that the identification and treatment of autism depends on culture just as much as on science. Filled with moving stories and informed by the latest science, Unstrange Minds is a powerful testament to a father’s quest for the truth.
Synopsis:
This global exploration of autism by an award-winning scientist-and father of an autistic child-shows that an apparent "epidemic" signals surprising new promise for better diagnosis and treatment
