Spaces on the spectrum : how autism movements resist experts and create knowledge / Catherine Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Catherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism spectrum disorders.

Autistic people--Social conditions.

Autistic people.

Sociology of disability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Drawing on more than three years of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with participants, Catherine Tan investigates two autism-focused movements, shedding new light on how members contest expert authority.

Contents:

Intro

Preface and Position

Acknowledgments

1. Warriors and Aliens: Challenging Autism Experts

2. Reimagining Autism: As a Difference to Accept, as a Sickness to Treat

3. Seeking Hope and Support: Pathways to Autism Movements

4. Knowing One's Tribe: The Transformation of Autistic Rights Into Reality

5. Laboratories and Experimentation: The Tools and Strategies of "Recovery"

6. The Outsiders: Resisting Criticism and Claiming Legitimacy

7. Making Space for the Spectrum

Appendix A. Interview Protocols

Appendix B. Participants

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Tan, Catherine Spaces on the Spectrum

ISBN:

0-231-55633-0

OCLC:

1414457466