Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
(Part of the Thought in the Act Series)
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In Authoring Autism M. Remi Yergeau defines neurodivergence as an identity-neuroqueerness-rather than an impairment. Using a queer theory framework, Yergeau notes the stereotypes that deny autistic people their humanity and the chance to define themselves while also challenging cognitive studies scholarship and its reification of the neurological passivity of autistics. They also critique early intensive behavioral interventions-which have...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822370204
ISBN13:9780822370208
Release Date:January 2018
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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