This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day. Features in-de

This New York Times–bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participat

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Sweeping in scope but with intimate personal stories, this is a deeply moving book about the histor

This engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity - which seen throug

This expanded second edition of Mitzi Waltz’s Autism: A Social and Medical History offers an in-depth examination of how the condition was perceived before it