Unstrange minds [electronic resource] : remapping the world of autism / Roy Richard Grinker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grinker, Roy Richard, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Bringing Autism into Focus 1; PART ONE; 1 One in Three Hundred 23; 2 Theme and Variation:The "Discovery" of Autism 37; 3 Stigma, Shame, and Secrets 67; 4 Blaming Mothers 85; 5 The Rise of Diagnosis 103; 6 Autism by the Book 123; 7 Autism by the Numbers 143; PART TWO; 8 Isabel in Monet's Garden 175; 9 Igloos in India 197; 10 Breaking the Rules 215; 11 Half Past Winter in South Korea 229; 12 Becoming Visible 251; 13 Getting in Tune 263; 14 Beyond the Curve 283; Acknowledgments 303; Notes 307; References 317; Index 329

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-328) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-09429-0

9786613094292

0-7867-2192-8

OCLC:

721195254