My guest this week is Steve Silberman, an award-winning science writer who authored the 2015 book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a brilliant book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. In our conversation, Steve and I talk about neurodivergence, autism, acceptance, tolerance, changing cultures, systemic change, and so much more.\xa0\n\xa0Steve Silberman is an award-winning science writer whose articles have appeared in Wired, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, the MIT Technology Review, and more.and the author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity (Avery 2015), which Oliver Sacks called a \u201csweeping and penetrating history\u2026presented with a rare sympathy and sensitivity.\u201d In April 2016, Silberman gave the keynote speech at the United Nations for World Autism Awareness Day. He has given talks on the history of autism at Yale, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, the National Academy of Sciences, Queen Mary University, Apple, Microsoft, Google, the 92nd Street Y, Imperial College London, the MIND Institute at UC Davis, and many other major institutions. His TED talk, \u201cThe Forgotten History of Autism,\u201d has been viewed more than a million times and translated into 25 languages.\n\xa0\nThings you\u2019ll learn from this episode\n\nThe impetus for Steve\u2019s book NeuroTribes\n\n\nHow and why the anti-vaccine movement has negatively affected the autistic community\n\nThe real impact of language like \u201cepidemic\u201d in relation to neurodifferences like autism\n\nHow Steve\u2019s book NeuroTribes has been received by members of the autistic community\n\nSteve\u2019s thoughts on how parents raising neurodiverse kids can best support the neurodiversity movement\n\nThe importance of autistic peer mentoring\n\n\xa0\nResources mentioned for Steve Silberman, autism, and neurodiversity\n\nSteve Silberman\u2019s website\n\n\nNeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman\n\nSteve Silberman\u2019s TED Talk\n\n\nThe Geek Syndrome (Steve\u2019s article in Wired Magazine, 12/01/01)\n\nAutreat\n\nThe Thinking Person\u2019s Guide to Autism\n\nThe Real Experts: Readings for Parents of Autistic Children\n\n\n\nSupport the show\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\n\n\nVisit Tilt Parenting\n\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\n\n\n\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\n\n\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices