Answer: now.Īutism is comprised of many very disparate topics and Neurtribes captures that, with each chapter touching on the various aspects of autism.
It is very accessible and entertaining to a general audience.īy now readers are probably wondering when I’m going to stop recommending the book and start reviewing it. But I was immediately struck by how beautifully Silberman’s writes. Neurotribes is a rather thick book on what seems a specialized subject and I worried at first that it wouldn’t be accessible or interesting to the average reader.
If you are not in the autism communities, Silberman is a wonderful writer and the book will give you a great read and you will learn a great deal about autism, autistic people and non-autistic people. You will be surprised with what you didn’t know. If you are a professional and think you understand how our present understanding of autism came about, you need to get this book. If you’ve already gone through the advocacy learning curve, it’s a good book to get. If you are at the beginning of the journey, you may want to spend your precious extra time now on books that help you advocate (like special education focused books), but there will be a time when you want this book and will be grateful it’s on your shelf. If you are a parent or loved one of an autistic, read the book. Silberman gives one of the most sensitive discussions of autism a non autistic can give. Or, at least, find a copy somewhere and read it. Having referred the reader to an excellent review, I’ll start here with a simple recommendation: buy the book. I highly recommend this one by Emily Willingham, which includes an interview with the author. First let me say that there are a number of good reviews of Neurotribes by Steve Silberman already on the web. I was lucky enough to obtain an advance copy to review. I’m speaking of Neurotribes ( Amazon link), a book by Steve Silberman. A book I have been waiting literally years for comes out tomorrow.
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