The Neuroscientist who lost her mind
This is a really interesting book that shows us how it feels from the inside if ones brain suddenly functions differently. This book looks at …
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker
In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill …
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to …
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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
“One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.”—Jon Stewart, The Daily Show NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF …
The Thinking Moms’ Revolution: Autism beyond the Spectrum: Inspiring True Stories from Parents Fighting to Rescue Their Children
“The most amazing, inspiring, ball busting, loving bloggers out there. [These] chicks rock.” —Jenny McCarthy The Thinking Moms’ Revolution (TMR) is a group of twenty-three …
Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Ron Suskind
Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy?A nightmare? This …
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Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown
We’ve all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever …
Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today—guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique …
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The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism by Kristine Barnett
Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started …
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The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed by Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism, a condition that affects 1 in 88 children. Since her birth in 1947, our understanding …
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