The Politics of Autism

by Bryna Siegel

Book Overview

The Politics of Autism investigates the truths and fictions of public understanding about autism, questioning apparent realities too sensitive or impolitic to challenge. Is there really more autism? How has the count expanded by diagnosing autism over other conditions? Have scientific methods in autism diagnosis gone hand-in-hand with autism increases? Are mild autism cases really a 'disorder, ' rather than personality variant? Can autism be quiescent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199360995
• ISBN13: 9780199360994
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"