Geeks, Genes, and the Evolution of Asperger Syndrome

by Dean Falk, Eve Schofield, Eve Penelope Schofield

In this unusual book an evolutionary anthropologist and her coauthor/granddaughter, who has Asperger syndrome, examine the emergence and spread of Asperger syndrome and other forms of high-functioning autism. The authors speak to readers with autism, parents, teachers, clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, other health-care providers, autism researchers, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, paleoanthropologists, and people who simply enjoy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826356923
• ISBN13: 9780826356925
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"