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Multiple autisms : spectrums of advocacy and genomic science /

Is there a gene for autism? Despite a billion-dollar, twenty-year effort to find out, no single autism gene has been identified. In Multiple Autisms, Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study and live with autism. This is the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singh, Jennifer S., 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Multiple Ways of Viewing Autism
  • 1 Defining, Counting, Contesting: Changes in Diagnosis, Prevalence, and Advocacy
  • 2 Parent Advocacy and the Rise of Autism Genetics Research
  • 3 No Single Gene for Autism: The Emergence of Genomic Styles of Thought
  • 4 Simplex Families, Complex Exchanges: Why Parents Participate in an Autism Genomic Database
  • 5 Living with Autism: Perspectives of Adults on the Spectrum
  • Conclusion: A Spectrum of Knowledge Production.