Adult, Autistic, and Forgotten
Dustin Hoffman portrayed an adult with autism in the 1988 film Rain Man.
More than $330 million is spent each year on autism research—but only 1 percent of that is focused on adults. Read The Daily Beast contributor Elizabeth Picciuto’s thoughts on funding for autism research, neurodiversity, and adults with autism.
Talking Neurodiversity
Author Steve Silberman
What is neurodiversity? Steve Silberman, author of last year’s ground-breaking and award-winning exploration of the history and science of autism called Neurotribes, explains neurodiversity and gives an enlightening overview of the “forgotten” history of autism in this fascinating TED2015 talk.