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We're Not Broken

Author : Eric Garcia
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 1328587843
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book We're Not Broken written by Eric Garcia and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language." With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.

Naming Adult Autism

Author : James McGrath
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783480424
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Naming Adult Autism written by James McGrath and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naming Adult Autism is one of the first critiques of cultural and medical narratives of Autism to be authored by an adult diagnosed with this condition. Autism is a ‘social disorder’, defined by interactions and lifestyle. Yet, the expectations of normalcy against which Autism is defined have too rarely been questioned. This book demonstrates the value of the Humanities towards developing fuller understandings of Autistic adulthood, adapting theory from Adorno, Foucault and Butler. The chapters expose serious scientific limitations of medical assumptions that Autistic people are gifted at maths but indifferent to fiction. After interrogating such clichés in literature, cinema and television, James McGrath also explores more radical depictions of Autism via novels by Douglas Coupland, Margaret Atwood, Clare Morrall and Meg Wolitzer, plus poems by Les Murray and Joanne Limburg. Follow this link to see James McGrath in conversation with Kelly-Anne Watson at Leeds Beckett University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOotRZRzv4 Follow this link to view a content breakdown of the above interview: https://www.academia.edu/36406389/Naming_Adult_Autism_A_Conversation_winter_2017_ Follow this link to read a 'Seeking Sara' blog interview with James: https://seekingsara174.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/639/

Trauma, Autism, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Author : Jason M. Fogler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030005038
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Trauma, Autism, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders written by Jason M. Fogler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the diagnostic overlap and frequent confusion between the newly named DSM-5 diagnostic categories of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), which include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and trauma and stressor related disorders (TSRDs). These conditions are similar in that a) children with developmental disorders are particularly vulnerable to traumatic events and b) all have pervasive effects on the brain and development. Chapters provide a wealth of effective clinical, family, and school-based interventions, developed from established studies and important new findings. In addition, chapters use illustrative case studies to survey assessment challenges in today’s healthcare climate and consider alternative routes for improving correct diagnoses, identifying appropriate interventions, and referring proper targeted, evidence-based treatment and services. The book concludes with the editors’ recommendations for needs-based service access, including a more widespread use and acceptance of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework. Topics featured in this book include: The neurobiological contributors to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) and its diagnosis in children with a history of trauma. Interventions for trauma and stressor-related disorders in preschool-aged children. Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and care in a cultural context. Special population consideration in ASD identification and treatment. Challenges associated with the transition to adulthood. Trauma and neurodevelopmental disorders from a public health perspective. Trauma, Autism, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, public health, social work, pediatrics, and special education.

Uncanny Bodies

Author : Scott T. Smith
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271086300
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Uncanny Bodies written by Scott T. Smith and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superhero comics reckon with issues of corporeal control. And while they commonly deal in characters of exceptional or superhuman ability, they have also shown an increasing attention and sensitivity to diverse forms of disability, both physical and cognitive. The essays in this collection reveal how the superhero genre, in fusing fantasy with realism, provides a visual forum for engaging with issues of disability and intersectional identity (race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality) and helps to imagine different ways of being in the world. Working from the premise that the theoretical mode of the uncanny, with its interest in what is simultaneously known and unknown, ordinary and extraordinary, opens new ways to think about categories and markers of identity, Uncanny Bodies explores how continuums of ability in superhero comics can reflect, resist, or reevaluate broader cultural conceptions about disability. The chapters focus on lesser-known characters—such as Echo, Omega the Unknown, and the Silver Scorpion—as well as the famous Barbara Gordon and the protagonist of the acclaimed series Hawkeye, whose superheroic uncanniness provides a counterpoint to constructs of normalcy. Several essays explore how superhero comics can provide a vocabulary and discourse for conceptualizing disability more broadly. Thoughtful and challenging, this eye-opening examination of superhero comics breaks new ground in disability studies and scholarship in popular culture. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Sarah Bowden, Charlie Christie, Sarah Gibbons, Andrew Godfrey-Meers, Marit Hanson, Charles Hatfield, Naja Later, Lauren O’Connor, Daniel J. O'Rourke, Daniel Pinti, Lauranne Poharec, and Deleasa Randall-Griffiths.

The Politics of Autism

Author : Dr. Bryna Siegel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199361010
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Autism written by Dr. Bryna Siegel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Autism investigates the truths and fictions of public understanding about autism, questioning apparent realities too sensitive or impolitic to challenge. Is there really more autism? How has the count expanded by diagnosing autism over other conditions? Have scientific methods in autism diagnosis gone hand-in-hand with autism increases? Are mild autism cases really a 'disorder,' rather than personality variant? Can autism be quiescent in childhood but truly first recognizable in adulthood? Why does popular media often portray people with autism as odd geniuses ignoring the kind of autism most have? Siegel tackles thorny issues and perennial questions: How do we weigh likely treatment gains with treatment costs? Why does our autism education persist in teaching academic subjects some never master? Why do we fail to plan realistically for autistic adulthood? Which parents get caught up in non-mainstream 'treatments' and fear of vaccines? Readers will see an insider's view of controversies in autism research. Siegel's views, sometimes iconoclastic, always frank and informed, challenge broad unexamined assumptions about our understanding of autism. Each chapter addresses different issues, data, and social policy recommendations. A chapter-by-chapter bibliography with URLs provides both popular media and scientific references.

Sensemaking and Neuroaesthetics

Author : James Hutson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031580451
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Sensemaking and Neuroaesthetics written by James Hutson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Library Programming for Autistic Children and Teens

Author : Amelia Anderson
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838938051
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Library Programming for Autistic Children and Teens written by Amelia Anderson and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Barbara Klipper Since the first edition of this landmark guide was published, there has been increased interest in services for library patrons on the autism spectrum; indeed, more people of all ages now self-identify as autistic. Those who understand the unique characteristics of autistic young people know that ordinary library programming guides are not up to the task of effectively serving these library users. Well qualified to speak to this need, Anderson is an educator, library researcher, and former public librarian who has helped to develop two IMLS funded initiatives that train library workers to better understand and serve autistic patrons. Here, she offers librarians who work with children and teens in both public library and K-12 educational settings an updated, comprehensive resource that includes an updated introduction to the basics of autism, including language, symbolism, and best practices in the library rooted in the principles of Universal Design; step-by-step programs from librarians across the country, adaptable for both public and school library settings, that are cost-effective and easy to replicate; contributions from autistic self-advocates throughout the text, demonstrating that the program ideas included are truly designed with their preferences in mind; suggestions for securing funding and establishing partnerships with community organizations; and many helpful appendices, with handy resources for training and education, building a collection, storytimes, sensory integration activities, and a “Tips for a Successful Library Visit” template.

Challenging Psychiatry’s Reliance on the Disease Model

Author : Digby Tantam
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040110436
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Challenging Psychiatry’s Reliance on the Disease Model written by Digby Tantam and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume critiques and challenges the use and promotion of the disease model in psychiatry, arguing that its misconceived approach prevents the preferred disablement model from becoming the default method to understand mental health conditions, including schizophrenia. Featuring first-hand experiences as well as qualitative and quantitative findings, the book posits that mental illnesses are an expression of disablement, not disease, and that the alternative disablement approach (already being applied in the psychiatry of neurodevelopmental disorders but applicable to mental illness, too) allows for greater dignity and autonomy for the patient, collaboration between medical professionals, a replacement of categorical approaches with more appropriate dimensional ones, and a liberation from the restrictive idea of a ‘cure’. The initial chapters of the book summarize the now overwhelming evidence that the disease model is flawed, as is the simplistic materialism that psychiatry has built around the concept of the brain as a kind of standalone biological computer. The later chapters consider the currently existent alternatives to the disease model and put forward the evidence for a psychiatry based on the person, as described by the philosopher Heidegger among others. This volume will appeal to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students in clinical psychiatry, mental health research, and psychotherapy. Psychologists and clinicians active in research or teaching in mental health will also benefit from this volume.

Affect, Animals, and Autists

Author : Marla Carlson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472053825
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Affect, Animals, and Autists written by Marla Carlson and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the emotional responses of audiences to neurodiverse characters and non-human animals on stage to question the boundaries of the human

Something Is Always Right

Author : Melissa Sullivan
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3748765010
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book Something Is Always Right written by Melissa Sullivan and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troubled by the apparent necessity of accepting others views of her struggles, the girl's anger at being placed on the spectrum and given treatment forms a solid trauma identity. Unable to see herself at the same level as her peers, and overwhelmed by the expectations of living in a modern world, she struggles with emotional pain. Granted enrollment at the Corwin-Russell School, she cowers under tables and paces in the corners. Feeling accepted by a handful of teachers and students, she rises to excell as a student, an athlete, and a girl who wants to just be. She is thrilled to be at college, is a varsity athlete and a core part of student groups, but she cannot tell people about her time in school before college. The sense of triumph of being at college is covering an uneasy question. Why can't I talk about this? One day, she tries to talk about it straight on with her new therapist. . She goes into a trance and has an incredible journey to give her greater sight. In the days that follow, she is overcome by one of the migraine episodes she has had before, but this one does not go away. Finally, she accepts a need to change her whole mindset and embark on a journey of physical healing. She faces the version of the story that she was avoiding, and takes actions to reclaim her whole life.. Siezing the power of a farm girl and nature lover, she accepts the feeling of pressure that she must live by the power of her own views.. She moves beyond the ideas that she is special and talented while also inherently different and deficient. She can live with the curse of medication or psychology theories no longer. Fending off the doubts of her loving parents and friends, she chooses answers that unify doubts and confidence.

Autism Survival Handbook

Author : Created by People with Autism for People without Autism
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359116175
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Autism Survival Handbook written by Created by People with Autism for People without Autism and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where their is so many misconceptions about what Autism is and isn't, a group of individuals with Autism have come together and put together this manual so that people without autism can better understand autism, and better work with people with autism.

See It Feelingly

Author : Ralph James Savarese
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478002735
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book See It Feelingly written by Ralph James Savarese and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We each have Skype accounts and use them to discuss [Moby-Dick] face to face. Once a week, we spread the worded whale out in front of us; we dissect its head, eyes, and bones, careful not to hurt or kill it. The Professor and I are not whale hunters. We are not letting the whale die. We are shaping it, letting it swim through the Web with a new and polished look.”—Tito Mukhopadhyay Since the 1940s researchers have been repeating claims about autistic people's limited ability to understand language, to partake in imaginative play, and to generate the complex theory of mind necessary to appreciate literature. In See It Feelingly Ralph James Savarese, an English professor whose son is one of the first nonspeaking autistics to graduate from college, challenges this view. Discussing fictional works over a period of years with readers from across the autism spectrum, Savarese was stunned by the readers' ability to expand his understanding of texts he knew intimately. Their startling insights emerged not only from the way their different bodies and brains lined up with a story but also from their experiences of stigma and exclusion. For Mukhopadhyay Moby-Dick is an allegory of revenge against autism, the frantic quest for a cure. The white whale represents the autist's baffling, because wordless, immersion in the sensory. Computer programmer and cyberpunk author Dora Raymaker skewers the empathetic failings of the bounty hunters in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Autistics, some studies suggest, offer instruction in embracing the nonhuman. Encountering a short story about a lonely marine biologist in Antarctica, Temple Grandin remembers her past with an uncharacteristic emotional intensity, and she reminds the reader of the myriad ways in which people can relate to fiction. Why must there be a norm? Mixing memoir with current research in autism and cognitive literary studies, Savarese celebrates how literature springs to life through the contrasting responses of unique individuals, while helping people both on and off the spectrum to engage more richly with the world.

The Autism of Gxd

Author : Ruth M. Dunster
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725268353
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Autism of Gxd written by Ruth M. Dunster and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Autism of Gxd: An Atheological Love Story is truly a love story—the story of Ruth Dunster’s autistic search for an authentic, personal, and theological “Gxd.” In this, it resembles Augustine’s Confessions, as a theological autobiography. It becomes atheological, however, as Dunster reckons with what Denys Turner terms “The Darkness of God.” This awareness leads her through the poetry of Medieval mystics to the mythic “death of God” theology of Thomas J. J. Altizer. The search for faith is nonetheless very real in this strange territory. Dunster hears her autistic Gxd speaking in art, poetry, novels, and music; and this further leads her into the territory of Literature, Theology, and the Arts, where, in Blanchot’s words, “the answer is the poem’s absence.” Indeed, Dunster calls the book “a strange poem, or even a hymn.” Weaving an autistic mythology out of a rigorous survey of clinical autism, this book abounds in challenge and paradox. It offers a fascinating view into how an autistic poet becomes a theologian; and what more mainstream theologies might learn from this “disabled Gxd.”

Psychoanalysis and the family in twentieth-century France

Author : Richard Bates
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526159619
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Psychoanalysis and the family in twentieth-century France written by Richard Bates and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last quarter of the twentieth century, if French people had a parenting problem or dilemma there was one person they consulted above all: Françoise Dolto (1908–88). But who was Dolto? How did she achieve a position of such influence? What ideas did she communicate to the French public? This book connects the story of Dolto’s rise to two broader histories: the dramatic growth of psychoanalysis in postwar France and the long-running debate over the family and the proper role of women in society. It shows that Dolto’s continued reputation in France as a liberal and enlightened educational thinker is at best only partially deserved and that conservative and anti-feminist ideas often underpinned her prominent public interventions. While Dolto retains the status of a national treasure, her career has had far-reaching and sometimes harmful repercussions for French society, particularly in the treatment of autism.

Denial

Author : Mark Blaxill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510716955
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Denial written by Mark Blaxill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even as the autism rate soars and the cost to our nation climbs well into the billions, a dangerous new idea is taking hold: There simply is no autism epidemic. The question is stark: Is autism ancient, a genetic variation that demands acceptance and celebration? Or is it new and disabling, triggered by something in the environment that is damaging more children every day? Authors Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted believe autism is new, that the real rate is rising dramatically, and that those affected are injured and disabled, not merely “neurodiverse.” They call the refusal to acknowledge this reality Autism Epidemic Denial. This epidemic denial blocks the urgent need to confront and stop the epidemic and endangers our kids, our country, and our future. The key to stopping the epidemic, they say, is to stop lying about its history and start asking "who profits?" People who deny that autism is new have self-interested motives, such as ending research that might pinpoint responsibility—and, most threateningly, liability for this man-made epidemic. Using ground-breaking research, the authors definitively debunk best-selling claims that autism is nothing new—and nothing to worry about.

Success on the Spectrum

Author : Emily Wiskera
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538171031
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Success on the Spectrum written by Emily Wiskera and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of arts and cultural institutions is changing. Once viewed as stewards of objects, institutions are increasingly upheld as stewards of people—spaces where the diversity of human experience is asserted, explored, and celebrated. As such, they function as public resources and should be equally accessible to all members of diverse communities.Individuals with autism spectrum disorder account for a significant portion of the community. Advocates are working to shift attitudes and nomenclature, with terms such as neurodiversity and sensory-friendly becoming more commonplace. With this, cultural institutions are putting effort into creating tailored programs and resources to welcome neurodiverse visitors who have historically been excluded from these spaces. Despite their desire to connect, many cultural workers fear they lack the expertise or resources needed to effectively create inclusive spaces and experiences.This book's content is presented by museum educators, arts administrators, occupational therapists, and school psychologists—contributors with different expertise and perspectives on the stakes of cultural arts experiences for neurodiverse visitors.We offer advice based on what has worked for us and share the sometimes-difficult lessons learned along the way. However, this advice comes with the caution there is no one-size-fits-all solution. To be truly successful, arts and cultural institutions must respond to their unique community and work within the resources and limitations of their institution.Our practical goals for the reader are threefold: To understand the value of programming for neurodiverse visitors and effectively communicate this to others, To build a toolkit of strategies and resources for neurodiverse visitors to have successful visits to cultural institutions, no matter the staff size, budget, or current stages of accessibility, To develop evaluation strategies to gauge the impact of offerings for neurodiverse visitors with results that help the reader improve, grow, and refine for the future.

Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna

Author : Edith Sheffer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393609650
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna written by Edith Sheffer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An impassioned indictment, one that glows with the heat of a prosecution motivated by an ethical imperative.” —Lisa Appignanesi, New York Review of Books In the first comprehensive history of the links between autism and Nazism, prize-winning historian Edith Sheffer uncovers how a diagnosis common today emerged from the atrocities of the Third Reich. As the Nazi regime slaughtered millions across Europe during World War Two, it sorted people according to race, religion, behavior, and physical condition. Nazi psychiatrists targeted children with different kinds of minds—especially those thought to lack social skills—claiming the Reich had no place for them. Hans Asperger and his colleagues endeavored to mold certain “autistic” children into productive citizens, while transferring others to Spiegelgrund, one of the Reich’s deadliest child killing centers. In this unflinching history, Sheffer exposes Asperger’s complicity in the murderous policies of the Third Reich.