Not Even Wrong: A Father's Journey into the Lost History of Autism - Softcover
Synopsis
In Not Even Wrong, Paul Collins melds a memoir of his son's autism with a journey into this realm of permanent outsiders. Examining forgotten geniuses and obscure medical archives, and beginning to see why he himself has spent a lifetime researching talented eccentrics, Collins shows how these stories are relevant and even necessary to shed light on autism.
Paul Collins is the author of Sixpence House and Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World. He edits the Collins Library for McSweeney's Books and lives in Portland with his wife and son.
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"Brilliant."-Vanity Fair
"Few things are more heartbreaking than learning that your child is destined to be an outsider...Collins conveys this sad truth beautifully. A fascinating portrait of his son. A"-Entertainment Weekly
"Striking...Brave man, brave book."-Washington Post
"A genre-bending spellbinder."-Newsday
"This is a smart, compassionate study of autists-'the ultimate square pegs'-and how they see the world, darkly, through the thickets of their own genius."-Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
Paul Collins is the author of Sixpence House and Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World. He edits the Collins Library for McSweeney's Books and lives in Portland with his wife and son.
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"A thoroughly touching and engaging look at autism through the ages, told from the perspective of a loving father."
"Exceptionally well written and a joy to read."
"This is a smart, compassionate study of autists-'the ultimate square pegs'-and how they see the world..."
"Collins paints a vivid picture of parenting, and provides a fascinating history of the disorder."
"Collins elucidates, with great compassion, what it means to be 'normal' and what it means to be human."
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- PublisherBloomsbury USA
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1582344787
- ISBN 13 9781582344782
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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