Search Results for: The Social Cultural And Political Discourses Of Autism

Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, inst

War on Autism examines autism as a historically specific and power-laden cultural phenomenon that has much to teach about the social organization of a neolibera

Learning Disability and Everyday Life brings into conversation ideas from social theory with “thick” descriptions of the everyday life of a middle-aged man

In Authoring Autism M. Remi Yergeau defines neurodivergence as an identity—neuroqueerness—rather than an impairment. Using a queer theory framework, Yergeau

"Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose i