The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789402421361)

Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism-one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts - the US and the UK - and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.

Author: Jessica Nina Lester, Michelle O'Reilly
ISBN-10: 940242136X
ISBN-13: 9789402421361
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2022
Pages: 199
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d