In a Different Key: The Story of Autism

Many others played starring roles too: doctors like Leo Kanner, who pioneered our understanding of autism; lawyers like Tom Gilhool, who took the families' battle for education to the courtroom; scientists who sparred over how to treat autism; and those with autism, like Temple Grandin, Alex Plank, and Ari Ne'eman, who explained their inner worlds and championed the philosophy of neurodiversity. This is also a story of fierce controversies--from the question of whether there is truly an autism "epidemic," and whether vaccines played a part in it; to scandals involving "facilitated communication," one of many treatments that have proved to be blind alleys; to stark disagreements about whether scientists should pursue a cure for autism.

• | Author: John Donvan
• | Publisher: Broadway Books
• | Publication Date: January 17, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 688 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0307985709
• | ISBN-13: 9780307985705