| Introduction : bringing autism into focus | p. 1 | |
| One in three hundred | p. 23 | |
| Theme and variation : the "discovery" of autism | p. 37 | |
| Stigma, shame, and secrets | p. 67 | |
| Blaming mothers | p. 85 | |
| The rise of diagnosis | p. 103 | |
| Autism by the book | p. 123 | |
| Autism by the numbers | p. 143 | |
| Isabel in Monet's garden | p. 175 | |
| Igloos in India | p. 197 | |
| Breaking the rules | p. 215 | |
| Half past winter in South Korea | p. 229 | |
| Becoming visible | p. 251 | |
| Getting in tune | p. 263 | |
| Beyond the curve | p. 283 |