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Send in the Idiots Kamran Nazeer

Send in the Idiots By Kamran Nazeer

Send in the Idiots by Kamran Nazeer


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A portrait of five autistic men and women, and what their struggles and triumphs reveal about this baffling condition and about us all.

Send in the Idiots Summary

Send in the Idiots: Or How We Grew to Understand the World by Kamran Nazeer

In 1982, when he was four years old, Kamran Nazeer was enrolled in a small school in New York City alongside a dozen other children diagnosed with autism. Calling themselves the Idiots, these kids received care that was at the cutting edge of developmental psychology. Twenty-three years later, the school no longer exists. Send in the Idiots is the always candid, often surprising and ultimately moving investigation into what happened to those children. Now a policy adviser in Westminster, Kamran decides to visit four of his old classmates to find out the kind of lives that they are living now, how much they've been able to overcome - and what remains missing. A speechwriter unable to make eye contact; a messenger who gets upset if anyone touches his bicycle; a depressive suicide victim; and a computer engineer who communicates difficult emotions through the use of hand puppets: these four classmates reveal an astonishing, thought-provoking spectrum of behaviour. Bringing to life the texture of autistic lives and the pressures and limitations that the condition presents, Kamran also relates the ways in which those can be eased over time, and with the right treatment. Using his own experiences to examine such topics as the difficulties of language, conversation as performance and the politics of civility, Send in the Idiots is also a rare and provocative exploration of the way that people - all people - learn to think and feel. Written with unmatched insight and striking personal testimony, Kamran Nazeer's account is a stunning, invaluable and utterly unique contribution to the literature of what makes us human.

Send in the Idiots Reviews

'A fascinating read, balancing one's desire for scientific understanding with the author's own remarkable journey.' Tim Pears 'A beautifully realised, affecting book about the pressures and limitations of autism, and how, in the fullness of time and with the right treatment, they can be eased.' The Bookseller 'This remarkable piece of true-life storytelling takes as its theme not disability but humanity' Boyd Tonkin

About Kamran Nazeer

Kamran Nazeer was born of itinerant Pakistani parents and has lived in New York, Jeddah, Islamabad and Glasgow. He studied law but decided not to become a lawyer. By the time he completed his Ph.D. thesis, he had decided not to become an academic. On leaving Cambridge, he was recruited into Her Majesty's Service and now works as a policy adviser in Whitehall. He has published work in newspapers and magazines.

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GOR001233683
9780747579106
0747579105
Send in the Idiots: Or How We Grew to Understand the World by Kamran Nazeer
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2006-03-06
240
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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