Uniquely Human the Podcast Barry Prizant Dave Finch

Testimonials

  • "I love his approach… He provides common sense, practical advice based on a 40-year career."

    Dr. Temple Grandin Author of The Autistic Brain and The Way I See It
  • “A remarkable approach to autism….A truly impactful, necessary book.”

    Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
  • “Uplifting…This positive volume should reassure parents and caregivers of kids with autism and any other disability that their kids are not broken, but, indeed, special.”

    Booklist Starred Review
  • “Thanks be to Barry for the first-ever must read written for parents, educators, and clinicians.”

    Michael John Carley Michael John Carley, Founder, GRASP; Author of Asperger’s From the Inside-Out
  • "This is a wonderful book. Barry Prizant offers a compassionate and insightful perspective on autism that many will find inspiring and hopeful."

    Geraldine Dawson Geraldine Dawson, PhD FAPA FAPS, President, International Society for Autism Research, Director, Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, Duke University School of Medicine
  • "In the plethora of autism books, Uniquely Human stands alone as it holds the parents in highest of regard and honors the true experts – those with autism themselves. Uniquely Human reminds us all of our humanity."

    Elaine Hall Parent, author, speaker, founder of The Miracle Project
  • “This is by far the most empathic, wise, and insightful book I have ever read about autism, and is one of the most empathic and wise books I’ve ever read about being human.”

    Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson Dean’s Chair and Vice-President, American Jewish University and parent
  • "A must-read for anyone who lives with and loves a person with autism, this book should also be required for anyone who is striving to be a competent and humanistic professional."

    Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D. Professor of Autism Spectrum Studies, San Francisco State University; Author, Play and Imagination in Children with Autism
  • "Compassion, learning and supportive strategies–the three essentials for working with folks with ASD–are an integral part of this must-read book."

    Michelle Garcia Winner Speech Language Pathologist and Founder of Social Thinking
  • "Autism was initially described in 1943, and now with Uniquely Human, it is rediscovered 70 years later as a shared human experience. Stop what you are doing. Read this book. It’s a masterpiece."

    Carol Gray Developer of Social Stories, International Consultant to Individuals with Autism
  • "Uniquely Human is an amazing book! It will change our perception and understanding of autism. I strongly recommend this book to parents and professionals and congratulate Barry for writing the book that needed to be written."

    Tony Attwood, Ph.D. Author of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome
  • "Uniquely Human shines a light onto the vast possibilities of people with autism, showing that their lives represent opportunities, not disabilities; promise, not doom."

    Ami Klin, Ph.D. Director, Marcus Autism Center, Professor & Chief, Division of Autism and Related Disorders Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • "I have read a million and one books on Autism.  'Uniquely Human' is the best book I have ever read, hands down. Thank you Barry for this incredible gift!!!!"

    Navah Paskovitz Mother of three boys with Autism, Co-Founder, the Ed Asner Family Center

– Updated throughout
– 90 pages of new information
– More on issues impacting adults
– Current critical issues: Autism as identity; disclosure; nonspeakers; diversity issues (gender, race, ethnicity)

✓ Best-selling book on autism since 2015- Highest rated autism book on Amazon and Good Reads (for books with >2000 ratings)
✓ Book Authority’s “Best Book on Autism of All Time” (2019)
✓Autism Society’s Temple Grandin Award for Literary Work of the Year (2017)
✓United Nation’s Featured Book for Autism Awareness Day (2017)

Do you teach a class or have a book club that reads Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism (expanded edition, 2022)? Or are you simply interested in having engaging discussions about the many issues considered in Uniquely Human?

We now offer a FREE downloadable discussion guide for the expanded edition, with questions and activities organized by chapters (paper or audiobook). Click here to download the guide, and feel free to share!

uniquely human discussion guide

The Updated and Expanded edition of UNIQUELY HUMAN is entirely narrated by Dr. Barry Prizant, and produced by Dave Finch.

Experience Uniquely Human in a whole new way!