Robert Chapman is a neurodivergent philosopher, writing on neurodiversity theory, madness and disability. They have taught at King’s College London, the University of Bristol, Sheffield Hallam and Durham University where they are currently an Assistant Professor in Critical Neurodiversity Studies. They blog at Psychology Today and at Critical Neurodiversity.

'This groundbreaking book fills a crucial gap in the discourse about neurodiversity, providing a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism, while not succumbing to the myths of the 'anti-psychiatry' movement. To read it is to see the world more clearly.'

• Preface Introduction1 Rise of the machines 2 The invention of normality 3 Galton’s paradigm 4 The eugenics movement 5 The myths of anti-psychiatry 6 Fordist normalisation 7 The return of Galtonian psychiatry 8 Post-Fordism as a mass disabling event 9 The neurodiversity movement 10 Cognitive contradictions 11 After normalityNotes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index

Robert Chapman is a neurodivergent philosopher, writing on neurodiversity theory, madness and disability. They have taught at King’s College London, the University of Bristol, Sheffield Hallam and Durham University where they are currently an Assistant Professor in Critical Neurodiversity Studies. They blog at Psychology Today and at Critical Neurodiversity.

'This groundbreaking book fills a crucial gap in the discourse about neurodiversity, providing a deep history of the invention of the 'normal' mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism, while not succumbing to the myths of the 'anti-psychiatry' movement. To read it is to see the world more clearly.'

• Preface Introduction1 Rise of the machines 2 The invention of normality 3 Galton’s paradigm 4 The eugenics movement 5 The myths of anti-psychiatry 6 Fordist normalisation 7 The return of Galtonian psychiatry 8 Post-Fordism as a mass disabling event 9 The neurodiversity movement 10 Cognitive contradictions 11 After normalityNotes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index