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Representing Autism

2008-01-01 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2008-01-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Representing Autism by : Stuart Murray

Download or read book Representing Autism written by Stuart Murray. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From concerns about an ‘autism epidemic’ to the MMR vaccine crisis, autism is a source of peculiar fascination in the contemporary media. Author Stuart Murray, himself the parent of an autistic child, contends that for all the coverage, autism rarely emerges from the various images we produce of it as a comprehensible way of being in the world—instead occupying a succession of narrative spaces as a source of fascination and wonder. A refreshing analysis and evaluation of autism within contemporary society and culture, Representing Autism establishes the autistic presence as a way by which we might more fully articulate our understanding of those with the condition, and what it means to be a human. “This is an outstanding volume of empathetic scholarship. . . . Representing Autism is a truly significant piece of cultural criticism about one of the defining conditions of our time.”—Mark Osteen, Loyola College

Autism and Representation

2010-04-26 History
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Release : 2010-04-26
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 495/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Autism and Representation by : Mark Osteen

Download or read book Autism and Representation written by Mark Osteen. This book was released on 2010-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, the first scholarly book on autism and the humanities, brings scholars from several different disciplines together with adults on the autism spectrum to investigate the diverse ways that autism has been represented in novels, poems, autobiographies, films and clinical discourses, and to explore the connections and demarcations between autistic and "normal" creative expression.

Representing People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2020 Autistic people
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Release : 2020
Genre : Autistic people
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Book Rating : 342/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Representing People with Autism Spectrum Disorders by : Elizabeth Kelley (Lawyer)

Download or read book Representing People with Autism Spectrum Disorders written by Elizabeth Kelley (Lawyer). This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is meant to cover the complete anatomy of a criminal case, from the initial encounter with law enforcement, through the bond hearing, through the use of experts, through plea bargaining or dismissal, through resolution, including a sentencing hearing to prison or probation"--

Imagining Autism

2015-12-01 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2015-12-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 137/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Imagining Autism by : Sonya Freeman Loftis

Download or read book Imagining Autism written by Sonya Freeman Loftis. This book was released on 2015-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis's groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and an author or two) widely understood as autistic, ranging from Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Harper Lee's Boo Radley to Mark Haddon's boy detective Christopher Boone and Steig Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. The silent figure trapped inside himself, the savant made famous by his other-worldly intellect, the brilliant detective linked to the criminal mastermind by their common neurology—these characters become protean symbols, stand-ins for the chaotic forces of inspiration, contagion, and disorder. They are also part of the imagined lives of the autistic, argues Loftis, sometimes for good, sometimes threatening to undermine self-identity and the activism of the autistic community.

Autism

2012 Autism
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Release : 2012
Genre : Autism
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Book Rating : 191/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Autism by : Stuart Murray

Download or read book Autism written by Stuart Murray. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: the facts of scientific research, including new ideas surrounding research into genetics and neuroscience, as well as the details of diagnosis and therapy; the history of the condition as it developed through psychiatric approaches to the rise of parent associations, neurodiversity and autism advocacy; and the fictional and media narratives through which it is increasingly expressed in the contemporary moment. Accessible and written in clear English, Autism is designed for student audiences in English, Disability Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Sociology, and Medicine and Health, as well as medical practitioners and the general reader. Autism is a condition surrounded by misunderstanding and often defined by contestation and argument. The purpose of this book is to bring clarity to the subject of autism across the full range of its manifestations"--Provided by publisher.

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