"What does it mean to say that someone is autistic? Towards an Ethics of Autism is an exploration of this question and many more. In this thoughtful, wide-ranging book, Kristien Hens examines a number of perspectives on autism, including psychiatric, biological, and philosophical, to consider different ways of thinking about autism, as well as its meanings to those who experience it, those who diagnose it, and those who research it. Hens delves into the history of autism and its roots in the work of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger to inform a contemporary ethical analysis of the models we use to understand autism today. She explores the various impacts of a diagnosis on autistic people and their families, the relevance of disability studie...
There has been a focus on autistic-led and participatory research in autism research, but minimal di...
One hundred years after its appearance on the scientific scene, autism finds its place more and more...
In this article, we argue that the exclusion of autistic people from meaningful involvement in socia...
"What does it mean to say that someone is autistic? Towards an Ethics of Autism is an exploration...
Autism is a polysemous concept. It is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that is diagnosed bas...
© 2018 The Author(s) Philosophy Compass © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The diagnosis of autism is on...
This chapter provides a critique of medical and literary writing about autism that maintains it is c...
Recent developments in the science of autism have provoked widespread unease among autism activists....
Autism is typically framed as stemming from empathy deficits as well as more general cognitive and s...
When we think about autism as a phenomenon, and how it is perceived by autistic and neurotypical ind...
The Philosophy of Autism examines autism from the tradition of analytic philosophy, working from the...
The golden rule of most religions assumes that the cognitive abilities of perspective-taking and emp...
Recent philosophical analyses of etiquette argue that systems of etiquette serve crucial moral funct...
Book review of a book by Belgian bio-ethicist Kristien Hens that offers a philosophical discussion o...
Currently, autism is a widespread and diverse neurodevelopmental disorder that includes both severel...
There has been a focus on autistic-led and participatory research in autism research, but minimal di...
One hundred years after its appearance on the scientific scene, autism finds its place more and more...
In this article, we argue that the exclusion of autistic people from meaningful involvement in socia...
"What does it mean to say that someone is autistic? Towards an Ethics of Autism is an exploration...
Autism is a polysemous concept. It is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder that is diagnosed bas...
© 2018 The Author(s) Philosophy Compass © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The diagnosis of autism is on...
This chapter provides a critique of medical and literary writing about autism that maintains it is c...
Recent developments in the science of autism have provoked widespread unease among autism activists....
Autism is typically framed as stemming from empathy deficits as well as more general cognitive and s...
When we think about autism as a phenomenon, and how it is perceived by autistic and neurotypical ind...
The Philosophy of Autism examines autism from the tradition of analytic philosophy, working from the...
The golden rule of most religions assumes that the cognitive abilities of perspective-taking and emp...
Recent philosophical analyses of etiquette argue that systems of etiquette serve crucial moral funct...
Book review of a book by Belgian bio-ethicist Kristien Hens that offers a philosophical discussion o...
Currently, autism is a widespread and diverse neurodevelopmental disorder that includes both severel...
There has been a focus on autistic-led and participatory research in autism research, but minimal di...
One hundred years after its appearance on the scientific scene, autism finds its place more and more...
In this article, we argue that the exclusion of autistic people from meaningful involvement in socia...