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Autism: No Reason to Freak Out

Slate takes a look at a new book that claims the hoopla over the supposed autism epidemic is overblown: In his new book Unstrange Minds; Remapping the World of Autism, George Washington University anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker, whohas an autistic 15-year-old daughter, makes the case that the rise inautism diagnosis is nothing more than an […]

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Slate takes a look at a new book that claims the hoopla over the supposed autism epidemic is overblown:

In his new book Unstrange Minds; Remapping the World of Autism,
George Washington University anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker, whohas an autistic 15-year-old daughter, makes the case that the rise inautism diagnosis is nothing more than an epidemic of discovery.

The book isn't out yet, but will be in a week or so.

Readers, would you be interested in a review of the book? A Q&A with the author? Drop a line in the comments if you are, and let me know why this is of interest. (This is your chance to play editor -- or at least help my editors decide what I should be doing.)

The autism numbers [Slate]