Fifty years ago, an eight-year-old Allen Shawn watched as his autistic twin sister Mary was placed into an inpatient treatment center after their parents could no longer care for her. Here Shawn explores the link between himself and his twin as well as the challenges that came with autism in the 1950s. He also uncovers the family drama that went on behind closed doors as his father, William, served as the editor of the New Yorker
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