Neurotribe or Diatribe
My previous two blogs dealt with some of the historical misinterpretations in the popular book Neurotribes. My good friend Olga Bogdashina commented that it would be a good idea to […]
Tag Archives: Steve Silberman
The Pursuit of Knowledge
A new book by Yuval Levental, “The Pursuit of Knowledge”, deals with the down-to-earth realities of being autistic. Born to an academically oriented family, Yuval pursued a career in engineering. […]
The Importance of Free Speech in Autism Discourse and Beyond: A Curious Case for Compassion and a Stepping Stone to Finding Your Place in the World
Greetings, Readers of Cortical Chauvinism! My name is Timothy Turner (Tim is fine). I am a 36 year old autistic man from Texas who is currently editing the manuscript of […]
Autism may be more common than previously thought, according to the CDC
The CDC has reported an increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in its monitoring network of 11 sites within the United States. The previous prevalence released in 2016 was reported […]
Leo Kanner and Autism: A 75 Year Perspective
Leo Kanner played a paramount role in defining autism as a medical condition and in changing societal views towards people with disabilities. He used his academic position at Johns Hopkins […]
Twilah Hiari: Neurodiversity is Dead. Now What?
Twilah Hiari is an autistic blog writer whose opinions, in part, are a throwback to the Anti-Psychiatry movement of the 1960’s but actualized to fit the problematics of the current […]
Pioneering autism doctor Hans Asperger sent disabled children to be killed by Nazis, new study claims
More claims are surfacing about the role of Hans Aspeger with the Nazis and the execution of disabled children. Asperger was elevated to sainthood and proclaimed the father of Neurodiversity […]
PowerPoint Presentation on Neurodiversity
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to provide a presentation regarding Neurodiversity at the 10th Annual Nurturing Developing Minds Conference. I was not aware of the fact […]
The Historical Underpinnings of Neurodiversity: Part II
The following paragraphs were written for an editorial published by the Siberian Journal of Special Education in the early part of 2016. I asked the editor of the journal, Elena […]
Paramount Pictures: Do not Produce “Neurotribes”, which is a book about Autism by Steve Silberman, as a Movie
The following post was written by a regular contributor Yuval Levental. Please go to the following url and sign your name: https://www.change.org/p/paramount-pictures-do-not-produce-neurotribes-which-is-a-book-about-autism-by-steve-silberman-as-a-movie?source_location=minibar Steve Silberman is an autism writer that trivializes […]
