This Explains Everything: How Autism Expanded and Why That Matters to Everyone
Feb 2027 · Sold by Robinson
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What does it mean to be autistic in the twenty-first century? And why does it seem like everyone suddenly is?
In this urgent and revelatory exploration of neurodivergence, clinical psychologist Naomi Fisher traces the extraordinary transformation of autism from rare medical diagnosis to defining cultural phenomenon. How do labels like autism shape lives - and who gets to decide what they mean? In this compelling narrative, Fisher examines the forces influencing how we understand neurodevelopmental difference and identity. She explores the diagnostic surge and overwhelming waiting lists, the bitter conflicts, the industries profiting from human distress, and the seductive myths that persist around autistic minds.
In this urgent and revelatory exploration of neurodivergence, clinical psychologist Naomi Fisher traces the extraordinary transformation of autism from rare medical diagnosis to defining cultural phenomenon. How do labels like autism shape lives - and who gets to decide what they mean? In this compelling narrative, Fisher examines the forces influencing how we understand neurodevelopmental difference and identity. She explores the diagnostic surge and overwhelming waiting lists, the bitter conflicts, the industries profiting from human distress, and the seductive myths that persist around autistic minds.
This Explains Everything weaves together psychiatric history, lived experience narrative and the powerful influence of media, popular culture and social contagion, from the age of Rain Man stereotypes to today's vibrant online communities, unpacking the science and social drivers behind the controversial landscape of autism today. Ultimately she asks what it means when a diagnosis is used to explain everything - and why so many of us are turning to autism to make sense of our lives.
What does it mean to be autistic in the twenty-first century? And why does it seem like everyone suddenly is?
In this urgent and revelatory exploration of neurodivergence, clinical psychologist Naomi Fisher traces the extraordinary transformation of autism from rare medical diagnosis to defining...
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About the author
Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist who specialises in autism and trauma. She brings a wealth of experience of working with autistic individuals and their families therapeutically, in diagnostic services and in research. She is the author of several bestselling books on psychology, mental health and education.
Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist who specialises in autism and trauma. She brings a wealth of experience of working with autistic individuals and their families therapeutically, in diagnostic services and in research. She is the author of several bestselling books on psychology, mental ...
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