Sumak Kausay (Good Living) for a flourishing autism: Contexts and meanings of the experience from the Andean Global South (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798346100898)

What if the keys to the well-being and fulfillment of autistic people were found in an ancestral wisdom?

This book invites you on a transformative journey that challenges Western conventions about autism. Inspired by the deep Andean philosophy of Sumak Kausay or "Buen Vivir" (Good Living), the author-an autistic woman residing in the Andean North of Argentina-weaves her personal experience with the rich cultural traditions of the Global South to offer a radically new approach.

Explore how autism can be understood and supported through principles of balance, harmony, interconnection, and community. Far from categories like "disability" or even "differences," this work focuses on the potential for growth, learning, and fulfillment for autistic people and their families.

This book, by rebuilding a foundation of understanding and interpretation, offers practical applications with global validity, even beyond the Andean context. You will discover:

• Alternatives for Education and Daily Life: Insights to create supportive contexts that honor neurodiversity.

• The Accompaniment Education Model (Modelo de Educación por Acompañamiento): A finding and proposal by the author, stemming from her study of education and Pedagogy, that promotes development through natural learning contexts, where the environment and the community act as true guides.

• The Wisdom of the Minga: An invitation to collective action to build a future where human flourishing, including that of autistic people, is the goal.

The result of a path of personal inquiry across diverse urban and rural contexts, and enriched by the teachings of the Q'ero people of Peru, this book is an essential resource for parents, educators, professionals, and, especially, for autistic individuals seeking fresh, proven keys for a renewal toward personal development and well-being.

Get ready to re-encounter autism from a logic that values and celebrates life in all its expression.