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Omg, now there is a part about autism. It is soo fascinating. I love how Oliver Sacks is aware of the shortcomings of the mental health asylums or state hospitals, but he also points out how, for some patients, when there is enough care and patience, such a hospital can offer a safe heaven for healing. And the way he was talking about autism! So much that we could learn (for everyone!) if we'd care more.

Awesome! I love the part about excesses waaaaay more than the one about deficits. It's the first time when I hear about psychiatry and neurology explored from this point of view, a very curious one. And it's so interesting how all of these cases and "disorders" teach so much about the human brain in general. There are some cases in which patients, after becoming ill, they feel way more alive and healthier than before

The book is a delight! I love the humanistic and empathetic and curious and open-minded approach of Oliver Sacks to his patients, humans, and science. I really wish all doctors and scientists would be like this... the world would be a better place.
There really seems like no one is really sick truly (they are incapacitated truly), but they develop other ways of functioning and going about life.

I love this book. I didn't expect it to be this good. Oliver Sacks was an amazing neurologist so open-minded and passionate. I love how the treatments for each patient, since there are no traditional ones, are things such as inclusive accessibility, community, a life of music and art. I love how he treats each of them as full human beings and how these people grow and live despite their disorders. I love life stories