Neurodiversity Theory and Its Discontents: Autism, Schizophrenia, and the Social Model of Disability
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Proponents of the neurodiversity movement maintain that autism (and other forms of neurocognitive differences like ADHD and dyslexia) are simply dimensions of the rich diversity of the human experience, characterized by a different means of experiencing, processing, understanding, and interacting with the world.
“Proponents of the neurodiversity movement, on the other hand, maintain that autism (and other forms of neurocognitive differences like ADHD and dyslexia) are simply dimensions of the rich diversity of the human experience, characterized by a different means of experiencing, processing, understanding, and interacting with the world (Chapman, 2019).”
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- Authors
- Chapman, R.
- Corresponding author
- Chapman, Robert
- Venue
- The Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 371-390
- OpenAlex
- W2964791169
- Cited by
- 117
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- Citations by year
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Rights and Representation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Keywords
- neurodiversity, autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, social model of disability, disability theory, neurodiversity-affirmative approach
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