Re-Thinking Autism Diagnosis, Identity and Equality |
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| Contribution by:
| Haydon Laurelut, Mark Haydon
Latif, Saqib
Billington, Tom
Simon, Gail
Hassall, Richard
McCabe, Brian
McGuire, Anne
Goodley, Dan
Zorzanelli, Rafaela
Hodge, Nick
Collins, Graham
Davies, Kim
Muskett, Tom
Ortega, Francisco
Rios, Clarice
Russell, Ginny |
| Editor:
| Timimi, Sami
Mallett, Rebecca
Runswick-Cole, Katherine |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78450-027-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Disputing the existing accepted approaches to autism and the focus on diagnosis and 'treatment', this book challenges the attitudes, assumptions and prejudices around autism that are generated from the medical model, suggesting that they can be marginalising, limiting and potentially damaging to the individuals labelled with autism.
Disputing the existing accepted approaches to autism and the focus on diagnosis and 'treatment', this book challenges the attitudes, assumptions and prejudices around autism that are generated from the medical model, suggesting that they can be marginalising, limiting and potentially damaging to the individuals labelled with autism.