This slim volume on the emerging field of neurodiversity within the broader study of disability issues examines the range of autism, and other brain disabilities, in relation to both the medical and social sphere. The work examines issues that span the breadth of disability studies, namely the balance between advocating for the civil and social rights of individuals with neurological differences and the desire to discover the cause of the disability and advance treatments and cures. Baker is a professor of political science at Washington State University, Vancouver Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)