{"product_id":"in-a-different-key-the-story-of-autism-paperback","title":"In a Different Key: The Story of Autism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Donvan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaren Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\"Sweeping in scope but with intimate personal stories, this is a deeply moving book about the history, science, and human drama of autism.\"--Walter Isaacson, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Code Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable . . . A riveting tale about how a seemingly rare childhood disorder became a salient fixture in our cultural landscape.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the PBS documentary, \u003ci\u003eIn a Different Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1938, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi, became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, \u003ci\u003e In a Different Key\u003c\/i\u003e tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, from the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it to the fierce debates among scientists over how to define and treat it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding over decades, \u003ci\u003eIn a Different Key\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully rendered history of people determined to secure a place in the world for those with autism--by liberating children from dank institutions, campaigning for their right to go to school, challenging expert opinion on what it means to have autism, and persuading society to accept those who are different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is also a story of fierce controversies--from the question of whether there is truly an autism \"epidemic,\" and whether vaccines played a part in it; to scandals involving \"facilitated communication,\" one of many unsuccessful treatments; to stark disagreements about whether scientists should pursue a cure for autism; to compelling evidence that Hans Asperger, discoverer of the syndrome named after him, participated in the Nazi program that consigned disabled children to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns intimate and panoramic, \u003ci\u003eIn a Different Key\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a journey from an era when families were shamed and children were condemned to institutions to one in which a cadre of people with autism push not simply for inclusion, but for a new understanding of autism: as difference rather than disability.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Donvan\u003c\/b\u003e is a correspondent for ABC News, and host and moderator of the Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates, which are heard on public radio and by podcast. During his journalism career, in addition to anchoring such broadcasts as ABC's \u003ci\u003eNightline, \u003c\/i\u003e John served as chief White House correspondent, and held multiyear postings in London, Moscow, Jerusalem, and Amman, Jordan. He is the winner of three Emmys and the Overseas Press Club Award. He became interested in autism's impact on families upon meeting his wife, the physician and medical school professor Ranit Mishori, who grew up in Israel with a brother profoundly affected by autism. John also performs as a live storyteller with the group Story District. He has two children and lives in Washington, DC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaren Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and television producer who has reported on a broad range of subjects both domestically and internationally. As a producer for ABC's \u003ci\u003eWorld News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNightline, \u003c\/i\u003e working alongside Peter Jennings, Charlie Gibson, and Diane Sawyer, she covered economic summits, presidential campaigns, social trends, and the Olympic Games. Emmy-nominated, she was honored for her part in ABC's coverage of 9\/11 with two of television's most prestigious prizes, the Peabody and the Alfred L. DuPont awards. Her oldest son Mickey's autism diagnosis inspired a new direction in her reporting: to bring a better understanding of autism's realities. Zucker and her husband, NBC Sports senior producer John McGuinness, have three children and reside in New Jersey.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754182902048,"sku":"9780307985705","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20b95d8f99fec542d0cd4bf0527ebd79.webp?v=1780035218","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-a-different-key-the-story-of-autism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}