Hans Asperger

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On Hans Asperger, the Nazis, and Autism: A Conversation Across Neurologies

April 19, 2018 • By Maxfield Sparrow and Steve Silberman

Hans Asperger was, most likely, a complicated and conflicted man who recognized the potential of “autistic intelligence” long before anyone else did, but who was willing to go along with his Nazi bosses even when Jewish storefronts were burning in front of his eyes.

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How We Autistics Got to Here: Reviewing Steve Silberman’s NeuroTribes

September 3, 2015 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Patricia George-Zwicker www.persnicketypatricia.ca [Image: White woman with dark hair wearing black-rimmed glasses, and intently reading the book NeuroTribes.] When Shannon Rosa contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in doing a guest review for Steve Silberman’s highly anticipated book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, I excitedly and nervously said