The social, cultural, and political discourses of autism / Jessica Nina Lester, Michelle O'Reilly.
Lester, Jessica Nina, author.; O'Reilly, Michelle, author.
2021
RC553.A88
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Title The social, cultural, and political discourses of autism / Jessica Nina Lester, Michelle O'Reilly.
Author Lester, Jessica Nina, author.
ISBN 9789402421347 (electronic bk.)
9402421343 (electronic bk.)
9402421335
9789402421330
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2134-7
Imprint Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-94-024-2134-7 doi
Call Number RC553.A88
Dewey Decimal Classification 616.85/882
Summary Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts the US and the UK and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 18, 2021).
Added Author O'Reilly, Michelle, author.
Series Education, equity, economy, 2364-8368
Available in Other Form Print version: 9789402421330
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Constructing the meaning(s) of autism
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Stigma, disability, and autism
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