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Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline 1st ed. 2020 Edition, Kindle Edition

by Steven K. Kapp (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.
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    978-9811384363
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  4. Publisher
    Palgrave Macmillan
  5. Publication date
    November 7, 2019
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    English
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"Autistic advocates and theneurodiversity movement have radically changed understandings of autismacross the world. In this outstanding collection, Steven Kapp bringstogether a collection of some of the most powerful campaigners todescribe how they have achieved so much. Their accounts provide a vitalreminder of the fundamental importance of their work and of thestruggles that continue to this day. Everyone with an interest in autism and in justice should read it." (Professor Liz Pellicano, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Australia)

"This book is a landmark, foundational text chronicling the birth andevolution of a new civil rights movement in the thoughts and words ofthe folks who made it happen. It should immediately be taught in anycourses that touch upon autism, neurodiversity, and the history of thedisability rights movement, and is destined to be regarded as a classicdescription of oppressed and marginalized people fighting their waytoward autonomy and self-determination." (Steve Silberman, author ofNeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity)

"This volume will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand theseismic shift in thinking about autism brought about by theneurodiversity movement. Embodying the disability rights motto, 'nothing about us without us', this collection of 19 chapters by autisticactivists charts the formation, growth and influence of autisticself-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement. Steven Kapp hasbrilliantly edited and crafted a volume that challenges, informs andenlightens, while not shying away from controversies and debates."(Professor Francesca Happé FBA FMedSci, Professor of CognitiveNeuroscience, King's College London, Past-President of InternationalSociety for Autism Research)

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“This book is a landmark, foundational text chronicling the birth and evolution of a new civil rights movement in the thoughts and words of the folks who made it happen. It should immediately be taught in any courses that touch upon autism, neurodiversity, and the history of the disability rights movement, and is destined to be regarded as a classic description of oppressed and marginalized people fighting their way toward autonomy and self-determination.” (Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity)

“This volume will be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the seismic shift in thinking about autism brought about by the neurodiversity movement. Embodying the disability rights motto, ‘nothing about us without us’, this collection of 19 chapters by autistic activists charts the formation, growth and influence of autistic self-advocacy and the neurodiversity movement. Steven Kapp has brilliantly edited and crafted a volume that challenges, informs and enlightens, while not shying away from controversies and debates.” (Professor Francesca Happé FBA FMedSci, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, King's College London, Past-President of International Society for Autism Research)

“Autistic advocates and the neurodiversity movement have radically changed understandings of autism across the world. In this outstanding collection, Steven Kapp brings together a collection of some of the most powerful campaigners to describe how they have achieved so much. Their accounts provide a vital reminder of the fundamental importance of their work and of the struggles that continue to this day. Everyone with an interest in autism and in justice should read it.” (Professor Liz Pellicano, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Australia)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081645LRH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2020 edition (November 7, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 7, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3079 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

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Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD, is a global self-advocate, educator and disabled non-binary woman of color in a neurodiverse, serodifferent family. Diagnosed with autism in adulthood after the diagnoses of their two youngest children, Morénike is a prolific writer, public speaker, social scientist/activist, and survivor whose work focuses on meaningful community involvement, inclusion, digital media, narratology, race, gender, human rights, justice, and intersectionality.

Morénike, a Black (Yoruba, Caboverdiano, American) Xennial and parent of six biological and adopted children with disabilities, is a Humanities Scholar in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University, a former full-time K-12 and college professor as well as the founder of a grassroots nonprofit, Advocacy Without Borders.

A recipient of numerous awards, Morénike is a widely sought after keynote presenter who has been an invited speaker in the White House and the UN and loves reading, writing, beaches, Steven Universe, and Dragonball Z & Super.

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Patrick Dwyer
5.0 out of 5 stars A rich source of information about the untold history of a community
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020
I'm tempted to compare this edited volume to Steve Silberman's bestselling book, NeuroTribes, but Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement goes into much greater depth regarding the origins and history of the autistic advocacy movement itself from the 1990s to the present day. To the best of my knowledge, there is literally no other source besides this edited volume that provides such rich information about the emergence of the autistic community and the neurodiversity idea. Each of the contributors to this volume has something vital to say about the history of autistic people and of the concept of neurodiversity. This volume is the story and history of one of the most important new communities of people to emerge in very recent times, and it is a story that I believe has never previously been told in such detail.
I would regard this book as essential reading for anyone researching autism in a scholarly capacity, and I also highly recommend it to any people, autistic or otherwise, who are interested in learning about the origins of the autistic community and/or neurodiversity idea.
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