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A Mismatch of Salience: Explorations of the Nature of Autism from Theory to Practice

Milton, Damian (2017) A Mismatch of Salience: Explorations of the Nature of Autism from Theory to Practice. Pavilion Press, Hove, UK ISBN 978-1-911028-76-5. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:62668)

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Abstract

“Damian Milton has a tremendous facility in presenting his insider views on being autistic and challenging the received wisdom expounded by many neurotypical people. This collection of writings demonstrates this ability. His double empathy argument discussed first in the chapter, So what exactly is autism, suggests that it is not simply a matter of autistic people not understanding the communication and emotions of others, but that in turn, neurotypical people who fail to understand the communication and language of autistic individuals, is a powerful one in reframing views on who has the difficulty. As Milton writes, viewing the ‘autistic person’ as the ‘disordered other’, can reduce an individual’s sense of self-worth and self-esteem. His preference is to talk about embodied diversity and not impairment to capture the many ways of being human.” Dr. Glenys Jones.

Item Type: Book
Uncontrolled keywords: Autism, Double empathy problem, Participatory research, Participation
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Damian Milton
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2017 09:40 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:47 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/62668 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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