A review by the_grimdragon
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

"In recent years, researchers have determined that most cases of autism are not rooted in rare de novo mutations but in very old genes that are shared widely in the general population while being concentrated more in certain families than others. Whatever autism is, it is not a unique product of modern civilization. It is a strange gift from our deep past, passed down through millions of years of evolution."