Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism

Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
by Roy Richard Grinker

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Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-29
ISBN: 0465027644
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Basic Books

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Book Review: Of Two Minds on This Book
Summary: 3 Stars

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 of Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism

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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