Unfolding over decades, In a Different Key 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. Beginning with his family’s odyssey, In a Different Key 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.
In 1938, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi, became the first child diagnosed with autism. The inspiration for the PBS documentary, In a Different Key A riveting tale about how a seemingly rare childhood disorder became a salient fixture in our cultural landscape.”- The Wall Street Journal (Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Year) “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 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker.
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