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Steve Silberman wrote a book called NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity that describes an history of autism mainly in USA and Europe.

Here is his TED talk ahead of publication of his book: http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_silberma…

A review of Silberman's book is available at http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/a…

There is a short interview with Wired at http://a4.org.au/node/1022 ... and there have also been responses that say Please Stop Whitewashing Autism: NeuroTribes calls autism a "gift," but parents paint a much different picture.