![]() ![]() The “autism spectrum” is a description introduced by the British clinician Lorna Wing to cover the broad range of functioning levels. The crux of the book is that autism has always been around and the “autism epidemic” was promoted by a group of people who are invested in their position that vaccinations and environmental pollutants are why more people are being diagnosed on the autism spectrum. ![]() The book is over 500 pages and worth the read. Steve Silberman, a seasoned journalist and adept storyteller has compiled an ambitious historical book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity which this week has debuted on the New York Times bestseller’s list at #8. “ The good and bad in a person, their potential for success or failure, their aptitudes and deficits – they are mutually conditional, arising from the same source,” Hans Aspergers ![]()
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