Eh, this book was very hit or miss. I would have liked more long term case studies, more scientific studies and research data. I would have liked less background on the scientists themselves. Less conjecture about famous people who might or might not been autistic.

The author also made it seem like most autistics were savants and sadly I don't think that is true. The author also spent most of the time talking about people with Asperger syndrome, or the so called high functioning autistics. There just did not seem to be enough real science behind some of the material. There were not enough real stories from real families and their struggles and triumphs. There were not enough stories about autistic adults who were NOT high functioning. What happens to these people? Do they become wards of the state when parents die? Too many unanswered questions.

Could have been much better IMO.