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What if autism isn't a disorder, but humanity’s next evolution?

In a near-future America where neurodivergent citizens are registered and marked by the government, Lila Marks is just trying to survive medical school. As an autistic woman, she’s taught to see her condition as a flaw. But when a moment of intense sensory overload triggers an impossible out-of-body experience, she's thrown into a conspiracy that spans the stars.

Lila discovers that a secret Galactic Council is judging humanity's worthiness, and that neurodiversity isn't a disorder at all—it’s an intentional genetic catalyst, an upgrade designed to unlock humanity's potential.

When this truth is revealed to the world, an authoritarian general exploits the global panic, launching a coup and rounding up the neurodivergent population for the "Neural Purity" protocol. Now a fugitive and hunted for her abilities, Lila must join a rag-tag resistance of neurodivergent rebels. Together, this found family of outsiders must master their unique neurodivergent minds to prove that the very people society has cast aside are humanity's only hope for survival.

From a fierce #OwnVoices author, The Connectivity Hypothesis is a thrilling, high-concept science fiction adventure perfect for fans of Blake Crouch's mind-bending plots and the socially-conscious world-building of N.K. Jemisin.