New look at the way we think about autism

Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, who plays a vulnerable autistic genius, in Rain Man

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently

By Steve Silberman,

Allen & Unwin, €22.60

One of the highlights in this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel about a teenage boy with autism. When Jerry Seinfeld saw the play on Broadway last year, he strongly identified with its main character. In fact, ...