(Audiobook) Neurotribes - William Hope torrent

Note by uploader:
I too am autistic, and middle-aged! I can tell you it's a life-long problem. The issues never go away, they just get worse over time.
The typical life expectancy of an autistic male is 54 years (my age), and for females it's 56. We expect to lose on average 20+ years of life.
The top 3 killers of autistic people: 1. Heart disease, 2. Cancer, 3. Suicide. All preventable, and all come with advance warning that something is wrong (well mostly they do). But an autistic existence is so miserable and lonely, we don't act on the warning signs when we could, because we don't want to. We know what's coming and still don't do anything.

The issue that causes the most trouble is masking. I mask so well you'd never know I was autistic. I could be standing right next to you, and you wouldn't know. Masking takes from us more than it helps. That's the problem.

It's now officially Autism Awareness month here in the UK (what's left of it). Read (listen :) ) and take note, do you know someone with these behaviour patterns? Get them tested ASAP, it could save their life.




What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius?

In truth it is all of these things and more - and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Following on from his groundbreaking article 'The Geek Syndrome', Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years.

Going back to the earliest autism research and chronicling the brave and lonely journey of autistic people and their families through the decades, Silberman provides long-sought solutions to the autism puzzle while casting light on the growing movement of 'neurodiversity' and mapping out a path towards a more humane world for people with learning differences.