Don't Mourn for Us
The Autistic Life of Jim Sinclair and an Extraordinary Story of Neurodiversity
“Jim Sinclair was one of the early pioneers in the autism rights movement. He introduced the idea that autistic people should be valued and not cured. Don’t Mourn for Us will provide many insights about autism.” — Dr. Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures.
Nobody deserves the recognition as the founder of the autism rights movement more than Jim Sinclair, and it’s hard to think of someone who embodies the concept of diversity more profoundly than he does.
Autistic, intersex, asexual, vegan, a wheelchair user, and an abuse survivor, Sinclair overcame countless challenges to co-found the world’s first autism self-advocacy organization and initiate the autism rights movement, laying the foundation for the neurodiversity movement. His writings about autism, particularly the essay "Don’t Mourn for Us," have enlightened generations of autistic individuals and their parents.
Despite his monumental impact on the autism community, Sinclair’s life remains a mystery to many. This book—written by the father of an autistic boy—aims to give Sinclair the credit he deserves in autism history and tell an extraordinary story of neurodiversity: how people with different minds can make the world a better place and find meaning in life.
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