▁Award ▁on ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁" his ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁at ▁Beth ▁Abraham ▁and ▁honour ▁his ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁music ▁ther apy ▁and ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁music ▁on ▁the ▁human ▁brain ▁and ▁mind ". ▁ ▁S acks ▁maintained ▁a ▁busy ▁hospital - based ▁practice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁accepted ▁a ▁very ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁private ▁patients , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁great ▁demand ▁for ▁such ▁consult ations . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁Neu ros ci ences ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁extremely ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁since ▁he ▁first ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁very ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Fern ▁Society , ▁which ▁meets ▁there . ▁ ▁Writing ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁S acks ▁first ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁ne uro log ical ▁patients . ▁His ▁first ▁such ▁book , ▁Ward ▁ 2 3 , ▁was ▁burn ed ▁by ▁S acks ▁during ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁self - d ou bt .< ref > {{ cite ▁book | first = Ste ve | last = Sil ber man | author link = Ste ve ▁Sil ber man | title = Ne uro T rib es : ▁The ▁Leg acy ▁of ▁Aut ism ▁and ▁the ▁Future ▁of ▁Ne uro d iversity | year = 2 0 1 5 | is bn = 9 7 8 -