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'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum
Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism.
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For those frustrated by anti-vaccine crusaders connecting vaccines with autism (listen to the interview for more):
NeuroTribes also explores how a 1987 expansion of the medical definition of autism (which was previously much narrower and led to less frequent diagnoses) contributed to the perception that there was an autism epidemic.
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It really is worth listening to the whole interview, if you have the time. Silberman is a very engaging subject with a lot of information to share. Really changed my understanding of the history of autism.