{"product_id":"worlds-of-autism-across-the-spectrum-of-neurological-difference-hardback-9780816688883","title":"Worlds of Autism; Across the Spectrum of Neurological Difference (Hardback) 9780816688883","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorlds of Autism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAcross the Spectrum of Neurological Difference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoyce Davidson (Edited by), Michael Orsini (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816688883\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 4\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.548 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince first being identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in 1943, autism has been steeped in contestation and controversy. Present-day skirmishes over the potential causes of autism, how or even if it should be treated, and the place of Asperger’s syndrome on the autism spectrum are the subjects of intense debate in the research community, in the media, and among those with autism and their families. Bringing together innovative work on autism by international scholars in the social sciences and humanities, \u003cem\u003eWorlds of Autism\u003c\/em\u003e boldly challenges the deficit narrative prevalent in both popular and scientific accounts of autism spectrum disorders, instead situating autism within an abilities framework that respects the complex personhood of individuals with autism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major contribution to the emerging, interdisciplinary field of critical autism studies, this book is methodologically and conceptually broad. Its authors explore the philosophical questions raised by autism, such as how it complicates neurotypical understandings of personhood; grapple with the politics that inform autism research, treatment, and care; investigate the diagnosis of autism and the recognition of difference; and assess representations of autism and stories told by and about those with autism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom empathy, social circles, and Internet communities to biopolitics, genetics, and diagnoses, \u003cem\u003eWorlds of Autism\u003c\/em\u003e features a range of perspectives on autistic subjectivities and the politics of cognitive difference, confronting society’s assumptions about those with autism and the characterization of autism as a disability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors: Dana Lee Baker, Washington State U; Beatrice Bonniau, Paris Descartes U; Charlotte Brownlow, U of Southern Queensland, Australia; Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College; Brigitte Chamak, Paris Descartes U; Kristina Chew, Saint Peter’s U, New Jersey; Patrick McDonagh, Concordia U, Montreal; Stuart Murray, U of Leeds; Majia Holmer Nadesan, Arizona State U; Christina Nicolaidis, Portland State U; Lindsay O'Dell, Open U, London; Francisco Ortega, State U of Rio de Janeiro; Mark Osteen, Loyola U, Maryland; Dawn Eddings Prince; Dora Raymaker; Sara Ryan, U of Oxford; Lila Walsh.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cb\u003eIntroduction. Critical Autism Studies: Notes on an Emerging Field\u003cb\u003eMichael Orsini and Joyce Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I. Approaching Autism\u003cb\u003e1. Autism in an Age of Empathy: A Cautionary Critique\u003cb\u003ePatrick McDonagh\u003cb\u003e2. Autism and the Posthuman\u003cb\u003eStuart Murray\u003cb\u003e3. Cerebralizing Autism within the Neurodiversity Movement\u003cb\u003eFrancisco Ortega\u003cb\u003e4. Autism as a Form of Biological Citizenship\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Brownlow and Lindsay O’Dell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II. Researching the Politics and Practice of Care\u003cb\u003e5. Autism and Genetics: Profit, Risk, and Bare Life\u003cb\u003eMajia Holmer Nadesan\u003cb\u003e6. Caring for Autism: Toward a More Responsive State\u003cb\u003eKristin Bumiller\u003cb\u003e7. Participatory Research with Autistic Communities: Shifting the System\u003cb\u003eDora Raymaker and Christina Nicolaidis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III. Diagnosis and Difference in Autism\u003cb\u003e8. Capturing Diagnostic Journeys of Life on the Autism Spectrum\u003cb\u003eSara Ryan\u003cb\u003e9. Divided or Opposed?: The Level of Functioning Arguments in Autism Related Political Discourse in Canada\u003cb\u003eDana Lee Baker and Lila Walsh \u003cb\u003e10. Autism and Social Movements in France: A Comparative Perspective\u003cb\u003eBrigitte Chamak and Beatrice Bonniau \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart IV. Cultural Productions and Representations of Autism\u003cb\u003e11. Narrating Autism\u003cb\u003eMark Osteen\u003cb\u003e12. The Shifting Horizons of Autism Online\u003cb\u003eJoyce Davidson and Michael Orsini \u003cb\u003e13. Autism and the Task of the Translator\u003cb\u003eKristina Chew \u003cb\u003e14. “All the Things I Have Ever Been”: Autoethnographic Reflections on Academic Writing and Autism\u003cb\u003eDawn Eddings Prince \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570080215320,"sku":"9780816688883","price":47.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/worlds-of-autism-across-the-spectrum-of-neurological-difference-hardback-9780816688883","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}