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A Neurodivergent Blogger : Posts Highlighting Lived Experience of Self-Determination, Pride, and Empowerment / Yenn Purkis ; edited by Damian Mellifont & Jennifer Smith-Merry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purkis, Yenn, author.
- Series:
- Disability studies (Lived Places Publishing)
- Disability Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities.
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Gay and lesbian studies.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Posts Highlighting Lived Experience of Self-Determination, Pride, and Empowerment
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Lived Places Publishing, 2024.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How can a collation of blog posts demonstrate the many elements of Autistic lived experience and guide readers on how to support development and change? Reflecting on their personal experience, author and advocate Yenn Purkis curates a series of blog posts, reflecting on the many aspects of living with Autism including identity, community, relationships, sexuality and gender diversity, mental health, and self-advocacy. Providing an analysis on how these topics have been navigated in the past, A Neurodivergent Blogger offers advice and guidance on allyship, and advocacy, with suggestions on how we can improve and support positive change. Aiming to promote a sense of empowerment, agency, and support, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, Autism and Autistic Studies, Gender Studies, Queer & LGBT+ Studies, and Social Work, as well as Autistic folk and allies.
- Contents:
- Content warning
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Autistic identity
- Chapter 2 The social and medical models of disability
- Chapter 3 Strategies for autistic thriving and being in a good place
- Chapter 4 Navigating the social world
- Chapter 5 Gender diversity and sexuality
- Chapter 6 Managing sensory processing issues
- Chapter 7 Mental health - places within the mind
- Chapter 8 Employment and the workplace
- Chapter 9 Navigating accommodation
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Assignments and discussion points
- References
- Recommended further readings
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on Publisher's website, viewed December 09, 2024.
- Other Format:
- Print version: A Neurodivergent Blogger : Posts Highlighting Lived Experience of Self-Determination, Pride, and Empowerment.
- ISBN:
- 9781916985384
- 9781916985377
- OCLC:
- 1473135489
- Publisher Number:
- 10.62859/9781916985384 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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