NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Feature film rights acquired by Paramount Studios and Lorne Michaels

Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

Book of the Year/Temple Grandin Award - Autism Society of America

Book of the Year - Medical Journalists’ Association

Winner of a 2016 California Book Award

Winner of an Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media

Author of the Year - The ARC

Winner of a 2016 Books for a Better Life Award

One of the Best Books of 2015
- The New York Times, Financial Times,
The Guardian, The Economist, Forbes,
National Public Radio, The Independent, Tech Insider,
The Globe and Mail, Boston Globe, Gizmodo,
International Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle,
Times Higher Education, The Big Issue,
Evening Standard

“A sweeping and penetrating history, presented with a rare sympathy and sensitivity.
It is fascinating reading; it will change how you think of autism.”
— From the foreword by Oliver Sacks, author of An Anthropologist On Mars and Awakenings

“The definitive book on autism’s past.”
— The Economist

“Beautifully told, humanizing, important.”
— New York Times Book Review

“An essential resource. My own copy is already dog-eared.”
— Nature

“Explores in fascinating, near-encyclopedic depth how autism has evolved…
A gripping narrative written with journalistic verve.”
— The Guardian

“Part history, part investigative reporting, part biography, and all poetry.”
— Science

“Breathtaking… as emotionally resonant as any book this year.”
— The Boston Globe

“Everyone needs to read this book. Everyone.”
— Forbes

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