[5] In 1978, the Shapiros published a "landmark book" on the disorder, Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome.
[5][a] In 1981, Shapiro was chosen honorary co-president of the First International Tourette Syndrome Symposium, held in New York.
[7] Since the 1990s, a more neutral view of Tourette's is emerging[8] as a condition involving an interaction between biological vulnerability and adverse environmental events.
[9] A colleague, psychiatrist Ruth Bruun, described Arthur Shapiro as a revolutionary, "willing to challenge the prevailing dogma", "dynamic, charming, and relentlessly stubborn when fighting for what he thought was right", "an engaging speaker", and "a man of diverse interests and enthusiasm".
[2] After Arthur's death from lung cancer at the age of 72,[10] Elaine published their last joint effort, The Powerful Placebo: From Ancient Priest to Modern Physician.