Steve Silberman's brilliant story on

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Steve Silberman's brilliant story on Asperger's Syndrome and geeks from last month's Wired is now on the Web. Silberman talks to pathologists and shrinks and parents and researchers, and reports in a sane and thoughtful fashion on the rise of Asperger's diagnoses in adult geeks and profound autism in their children.Link Discuss

Cory Doctorow

Upcoming appearances

* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)

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