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Every book Steve Silberman recommended on podcasts

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  • Steve Silberman has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of August 21, 2015.
  • Steve Silberman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 21, 2015.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 21, 2015.
  • The book Steve Silberman has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Steve Silberman's own, as of August 21, 2015: The empty fortress.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Steve Silberman aired on August 21, 2015.

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Guest on The Book Review · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Steve Silberman appeared on The Book Review podcast to discuss the history of autism, psychiatric classification, and the development of his book NeuroTribes. During the conversation, Silberman discussed Bruno Bettelheim's 1960s bestseller The Empty Fortress, describing Bettelheim as an early celebrity psychiatrist and contextualizing the historical literature surrounding neurodivergence. Silberman also talked extensively about his own book Neurotribes, explaining how it rescues the historical memory of Hans Asperger whose name was being phased out of psychiatric manuals like the DSM. Furthermore, he discussed the subtitle of his own work, unpacking the specific origin, meaning, and cultural significance of the word neurodiversity. Through these discussions, Silberman explored the shifting paradigms of psychiatric care, historical narratives of autism, and the evolution of neurodiversity advocacy.

Books recommended by Steve Silberman

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  1. Neurotribes

    Steve Silberman · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “and so uh one of the things I'm very happy about in the book is that Asperger is one of the main characters and he's a fascinating uh character I have to say and so at the same time that Asperger's name is being forgotten from the so-called Bible of Psychiatry the DSM I am remembering him at length in”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘NeuroTribes’ 2015-08-21 Listen at 12:08
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The empty fortress

    Bruno Bettelheim · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Empty Fortress by Bruno Bettelheim is a deeply influential yet historically controversial 1967 psychological study that explores infantile autism and the supposed developmental impacts of maternal deprivation.

    Discussed
    “of course there was a guy named Bruno bleheim who was like first America's first celebrity psychiatrist and he wrote a bestseller in the 60s called The Empty Fortress”
    The Book Review Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘NeuroTribes’ 2015-08-21 Listen at 6:13
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘NeuroTribes’The Book Review2015-08-213