This presentation examines the ontology of autism from the perspective of an autistic academic, with particular attention to deconstructing the‘machine-like’ metaphor and medicalised typology of a separable category of human incapable of social reciprocity. Building on the theoretical framework developed by Collins and Evans (2007) regarding the acquisition of tacit knowledge, this presentation suggests how autism represents a diverse and often disparate spectrum of sociality
In learning about autism in education, have you ever found yourself listening to a panel with no one...
This presentation explores the theoretical connections possible between accounts of monotropism and ...
This presentation explores the challenge that autistic community and culture brings to hegemonic nor...
Approaches to the ontology of autism have been evolving ever since the phenomenon came into the clin...
Imagine a child who does not communicate verbally, does not engage in eye contact, meaningful intera...
Autism research can be said to have been dominated by biological and psychological theory and practi...
The field of autism studies is a highly disputed territory within which competing contradictory disc...
• Alternative explanations of autism • The concept of ‘flow states’ and the ‘double empathy proble...
In recent decades there has been much debate over the ontological status of autism and other neurolo...
Jaswal and Akhtar’s outstanding target article identifies the necessary social nature of the human m...
An overview of the spectrum of ideology underlying current debates in the field, and the tensions be...
This presentation explores the concepts of monotropism, flow states, and the double empathy problem ...
An exploration into autism theory from monotropism, through the double empathy problem to predictive...
Autism was once considered to be an extremely rare ‘disorder’ that affected a tiny proportion of the...
This work is in part funded by the British Academy and also by the European Commission DREAM project...
In learning about autism in education, have you ever found yourself listening to a panel with no one...
This presentation explores the theoretical connections possible between accounts of monotropism and ...
This presentation explores the challenge that autistic community and culture brings to hegemonic nor...
Approaches to the ontology of autism have been evolving ever since the phenomenon came into the clin...
Imagine a child who does not communicate verbally, does not engage in eye contact, meaningful intera...
Autism research can be said to have been dominated by biological and psychological theory and practi...
The field of autism studies is a highly disputed territory within which competing contradictory disc...
• Alternative explanations of autism • The concept of ‘flow states’ and the ‘double empathy proble...
In recent decades there has been much debate over the ontological status of autism and other neurolo...
Jaswal and Akhtar’s outstanding target article identifies the necessary social nature of the human m...
An overview of the spectrum of ideology underlying current debates in the field, and the tensions be...
This presentation explores the concepts of monotropism, flow states, and the double empathy problem ...
An exploration into autism theory from monotropism, through the double empathy problem to predictive...
Autism was once considered to be an extremely rare ‘disorder’ that affected a tiny proportion of the...
This work is in part funded by the British Academy and also by the European Commission DREAM project...
In learning about autism in education, have you ever found yourself listening to a panel with no one...
This presentation explores the theoretical connections possible between accounts of monotropism and ...
This presentation explores the challenge that autistic community and culture brings to hegemonic nor...