Living on the spectrum : autism and youth in community /

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How youth on the autism spectrum negotiate the contested meanings of neurodiversityAutism is a deeply contested condition. To some, it is a devastating invader, harming children and isolating them. To others, it is an asset and a distinctive aspect of an individual's identity. How do young peop...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fein, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Series:Anthropologies of American medicine.
Subjects:
Autistic youth > United States > Attitudes.
Autistic youth > United States > Social conditions.
Youth with autism spectrum disorders > Education > United States.
Children.
Autistic Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Child
Jeunes atteints de troubles du spectre de l'autisme > Éducation > États-Unis.
Enfants.
children (people by age group)
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Youth with autism spectrum disorders > education.
United States
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The summer of adventure
  • Searching for a place
  • Innocent machines
  • Hardwired
  • The pathogen and the package
  • The division of a syndrome
  • The dilemma of cure
  • The sword in the soul
  • Conclusion: Bowling together.

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