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The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism

The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism

Lester, Jessica Nina
O'Reilly, Michelle

Hardcover

Series: Education, Equity, Economy, Book 9

Child PsychologyGeneral Education

ISBN10: 9402421335
ISBN13: 9789402421330
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 14 2021
Pages: 199
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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