Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement : Stories from the Frontline.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2019.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- 1 Introduction
- Introduction to the Neurodiversity Movement
- The Diversity in Neurodiversity
- The Neuro- in Neurodiversity
- Interaction with the Medical Model
- Self-Advocacy
- History and Introduction to Contributors
- Part I: Gaining Community
- Part II: Getting Heard
- Part III: Entering the Establishment?
- References
- Part I Gaining Community
- 2 Historicizing Jim Sinclair's "Don't Mourn for Us": A Cultural and Intellectual History of Neurodiversity's First Manifesto
- Autistic Writings and the Neurotypical Audience
- The Radicalism of Sinclair
- Sinclair, Autspace, and the Development of Autistic Culture
- References
- 3 From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum
- References
- 4 Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse
- Origins
- Getting to Work and Forming Alliances
- Communicating Our Message Across Many Platforms
- Pressing Parliament and Leaning on the Law
- Impact
- References
- 5 Autistics.Org and Finding Our Voices as an Activist Movement
- Deep Origins: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Fair Housing Campaign
- My Activist Past
- Finding Out About Autism
- What Led up to the Creation of Autistics.Org
- Sometimes It Is Allies Who Work Against You
- Autistics.Org
- The End of Autistics.Org?
- Reference
- 6 Losing
- References
- Part II Getting Heard
- 7 Neurodiversity.Com: A Decade of Advocacy
- Introduction
- Engaging Neurodiversity
- Neurodiversity.Com
- Engaging Advocacy
- Neurodiversity Weblog
- Engaging Community
- Conclusion
- References
- 8 Autscape
- In the Beginning, There Was a List
- Autistic Space
- Autistic Participants
- Herding Cats (Autistic Organizers)
- Where Next
- References
- 9 The Autistic Genocide Clock
- Alarm Bells
- Aspergia.
- Continuing the Conversation
- Countdown
- Drawing Attention
- Autism Hub
- Moving Toward Acceptance
- References
- 10 Shifting the System: AASPIRE and the Loom of Science and Activism
- My Introduction to the Autistic Advocacy and Neurodiversity Movement
- Individuals and Organizations Critical to My Contribution to Neurodiversity and Autistic Activism
- Intended Goals of My Neurodiversity or Autistic Activism
- Steps to Meet the Intended Goals
- My Work's Place in the Broader Movement
- What Neurodiversity Means to Me
- References
- 11 Out of Searching Comes New Vibrance
- Out of Searching Came Community
- References
- 12 Two Winding Parent Paths to Neurodiversity Advocacy
- Shannon Des Roches Rosa: Encountering Neurodiversity as a Terrified Outsider
- Rejecting Autism Quackery
- Learning Why Neurodiversity Matters from Insider Perspectives
- Carol Greenburg: Advocacy Rooted in a Neurodivergent Family Tree
- Suddenly My World Made Sense
- A Chance Encounter. A Permanent Change
- TPGA: A Neurodiverse Ecosystem
- Conclusion
- References
- 13 Lobbying Autism's Diagnostic Revision in the DSM-5
- Larger Context of Diagnostic Process
- Strategy and Tactics
- Communications with the Workgroup
- Outcomes and Implications
- References
- 14 Torture in the Name of Treatment: The Mission to Stop the Shocks in the Age of Deinstitutionalization
- Inhumane Beyond All Reason
- Tearing Down the Walls They Built
- Though We Be but Small, We Are Mighty
- New Resistance and Organizing Against the School of Shock
- Freeing (All) Our People
- References
- 15 Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies
- Neurodiversity
- Academia
- The Journal
- The Ethos of "Autonomy"
- References
- 16 My Time with Autism Speaks
- References
- 17 Covering the Politics of Neurodiversity: And Myself
- References.
- 18 "A Dream Deferred" No Longer: Backstory of the First Autism and Race Anthology
- References
- Part III Entering the Establishment?
- 19 Changing Paradigms: The Emergence of the Autism/Neurodiversity Manifesto
- A Bit About Me
- Late Diagnosis-Diagnosing Difference
- Blogging and Other Internet Activities
- Defining Neurodiversity
- From Dyslexia to Autism-Silencing Voices
- The Role that Shaped My Actions
- The Advocates Who Inspired Me
- The Butterfly Effect: Reaching the Right Person
- Conceptualizing an Inclusive Manifesto-The Meeting
- The Creation of the Manifesto-Steering Group Actions
- Where We Are Now-The Present
- Launch of Neurodivergent Labour
- References
- 20 From Protest to Taskforce
- Autistic Influence on the Emergence of Autistica
- Autistic Input into the National Autism Project
- The National Autistic Taskforce
- Lessons Learned
- References
- 21 Critiques of the Neurodiversity Movement
- Preamble
- How Identity Politics Dichotomizes Would-Be Allies
- Defining Who Is "In": Who Is Neurodivergent?
- Representativeness
- Reductionism
- Medicalization and the Master's House
- Group Think
- Conclusion
- References
- 22 Conclusion
- The Story so Far
- Inclusion of Autistic People with Higher Support Needs
- Serving the Interests of Autistic People with Higher Support Needs
- Final Thoughts
- References
- Index.