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Autistic community and culture: challenging (normative) behaviour

Milton, Damian (2020) Autistic community and culture: challenging (normative) behaviour. In: 16th Empower Conference 2021: Redefining Community, 6 Feb 2021, Penn State University, USA. (Unpublished) (KAR id:86557)

Abstract

This presentation explores the challenge that autistic community and culture brings to hegemonic normalcy. From the outset autism has been defined as other to this normative ideal, yet alternative theories and explanations regarding autistic experience can be seen to counteract deficit model narratives. Whilst social othering and disjuncture is a common experience, autistic community and culture can act as a source of social acceptance for autistic people as well as critique of hegemonic normalcy.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Lecture)
Uncontrolled keywords: Autism, Neurodiversity, Monotropism, Double empathy problem, autistic culture.
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: 11 Feb 2021 09:51 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2022 18:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/86557 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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