Editors:
The first book to bring together a large collection of neurodiverse contributors to talk about events that shaped the movement, and which they themselves were involved with
Focuses on activists’ direct experience effecting change for people who identify as autistic rather than abstract accounts that reflect on autism’s social construction or essence
Provides a one-stop shop for readers interested in the history and ideas of the neurodiversity movement and how these ideas have shaped production of expert and especially lay knowledge about autism
Gathers a collective of autistic activist/academic voices and engages in current theoretical debates around knowledge production and epistemic authority within (critical) research on autism
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Gaining Community
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Front Matter
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Getting Heard
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Front Matter
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About this book
Keywords
- autism
- neuropsychological disorders
- atypical neurological development
- disability rights activism
- neurodiversity
- Neurocentricism
- Autism Network International
- Living on the Autistic Spectrum
- Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse
- autistic people as a minority group
- neurodivergent
- Open Access
- disability studies
Reviews
“This volume will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the seismic shift in thinking about autism brought about by the neurodiversity movement. Embodying the disability rights motto, ‘nothing about us without us’, this collection of 19 chapters by autistic activists charts the formation, growth and influence of autistic self-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement. Steven Kapp has brilliantly edited and crafted a volume that challenges, informs and enlightens, while not shying away from controversies and debates.” (Professor Francesca Happé FBA FMedSci, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, King's College London, Past-President of International Society for Autism Research)
“Autistic advocates and the neurodiversity movement have radically changed understandings of autism across the world. In this outstanding collection, Steven Kapp brings together a collection of some of the most powerful campaigners to describe how they have achieved so much. Their accounts provide a vital reminder of the fundamental importance of their work and of the struggles that continue to this day. Everyone with an interest in autism and in justice should read it.” (Professor Liz Pellicano, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Australia)
Editors and Affiliations
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College of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Steven K. Kapp
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement
Book Subtitle: Stories from the Frontline
Editors: Steven K. Kapp
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8437-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8436-3Published: 19 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8439-4Published: 11 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8437-0Published: 07 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 330
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health, Medicine and Society, Child and Adolescence Psychology, Social Work, Bioethics