Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
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Manufacturer: Basic Books
Written By: Roy Richard Grinker
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780465027644
ISBN: 0465027644
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2008-01-28
Publisher: Basic Books
Studio: Basic Books
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Editorial Reviews for Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
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This global exploration of autism by an award-winning scientist--and father of an autistic child--shows that an apparent "epidemic" signals surprising new promise for better diagnosis and treatment. When anthropologist Richard Grinker's daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 1 in every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed, and the media was declaring autism an epidemic. Unstrange Minds documents Grinker's quest across the globe to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. Grinker shows that the identification and treatment of autism depends on culture just as much as on science. Filled with moving stories and informed by the latest science, Unstrange Minds is a powerful testament to a father's quest for the truth.
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Summary: Added to my list of favorite books.
Comment: Being a parent of an autistic little boy, I am very interested it what is said and how others view this way of experiencing the world.
In this book, we're taken through history, around the world and through Mr Grinker's and his daughter's own journeys. The book is a smooth read and very thorough, I just couldn't put it down.
With all the negative speculations in the media in regards to Autism, we need a book like this. Despite everything I've read or seen on the news that speaks so harshly of ASD, I am seeing alot of positive changes in the 'real' world, too (including many people's attitudes towards the autistic community). It is a slow, but ongoing process. I certainly hope it lasts...
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Summary: a personal story of autism
Comment: this was an intimate story of a parent's experience of raising a daughter with autism. a very heartfelt book that also includes some in depth medical terminology as well. im glad i read this.
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Summary: An intelligent read
Comment: The perfect counterpoint to the emotional hysteria propagated by conspiracy theorists that are panicking parents into fear of vaccines inducing autism.
The author is an anthropologist and father of a daughter with autism. At times it is clear he is a professor; particularly in part one. Rational explanations of how individuals in the past would either have no diagnosis or improper ones are presented through his detailed history of the progression of the field of psychiatry. The information is both fascinating and eye opening.
Part two is even more eye opening as he reveals how cultural biases affect diagnosis (or lack thereof) and the quality of life for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families around the globe.
As a parent and an author of a novel about autism, I appreciate his presentation of the world view of this disorder. Books by other authors that focus narrowly on one individual limit the possibility for true understanding. Mr Grinker has done a remarkable service for the autism community.
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Summary: Of Two Minds on This Book
Comment: As a social scientist, I found this book to be superlative. The breadth of analysis and critical thinking is truly impressive.
As a mother of a child who's been diagnosed as high functioning on the autism spectrum disorder, I found this book lacking. I probably don't have a stronger visceral reaction because my son is doing really well and the interventions we've provided for him have worked wonders over the past 12 months. He'll be four in the fall and he appears very neurotypical.
It's difficult for me to recommend this to the small group of women I know whose children are on the spectrum. We have a listserv and I think they would be insulted if I mentioned this book. While Dr. Grinker has had time and perspective to write this book, there are many parents who are too close to the issue to appreciate what Dr. Grinker is trying to say.
While I laud Dr. Grinker's work as an anthropologist, I don't see the applicability for many parents whose children are on the spectrum. Some of us are worried sick and don't have the luxury to look at the 30,000 mile high view of how autism has been defined and is being battled worldwide.
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Summary: A Good Read for Students of Psychology & Sociology
Comment: An anthropologist and father of an autistic child presents fascinating information on historical, cultural and personal aspects of autism spectrum disorders. Stories from parents in cultures very different from America, like Korea and India, are both interesting and sometimes shocking and heartrending--but the book finds positive progress to be the rule of the day in every place that autism has been recognized as a separate disorder from psychosis and mental retardation. Most moving are the author's own stories of his family. There is much in their experience that would be helpful to other families dealing with autism, if they encountered this book among the growing body of literature about, by, and for parents of autistic children.
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