NPR has recently broadcast a short interview with anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker who discusses how autism is understood in different cultures and across the world.
Grinker has written a book called Unstrange Minds (ISBN 0465027636) which was inspired both by his daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism, and his travels across the world to discover how people with autism exist within different cultures.
The book’s website is well worth visiting as it has a number of excerpts as well as some additional material and photos.
Link to NPR page with Grinker interview audio.
Link to website of Unstrange Minds.
Mind Hacks 
My copy arrived a couple of days ago. Likewise it is particularly the cross cultural view that I find enthralling.
Cheers