Mapping the social geographies of autism: online and off-line narratives of neuro-shared and separate spaces
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Article Title | Mapping the social geographies of autism: online and off-line narratives of neuro-shared and separate spaces |
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ERA Journal ID | 35345 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Hanna (Author), Brownlow, Charlotte (Author) and O'Dell, Lindsay (Author) |
Journal Title | Disability and Society |
Journal Citation | 28 (3), pp. 367-379 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, OX. United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0968-7599 |
1360-0508 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.714257 |
Abstract | This paper draws together empirical work that has been produced by the authors in two different autistic spaces: The Swedish paper Empowerment produced by and aimed at adults with autism, and English-speaking autistic communities on-line. While the two points of data collection are quite different, there are important points of commonality which enable us to explore central issues concerning autistic and neurotypical space and the meanings assigned to these in different contexts. The paper aims to introduce the notion of social geographies of autism, based on talks among adults with autism and a social movement to promote autistic identities, giving examples from our previous work that has spanned both on- and off-line spaces. Key issues discussed in the paper include a focus on autistic political platforms and the carving out of both social and political spaces for people with autism. In doing so, neuro-separate and neuro-shared spaces must be negotiated. |
Keywords | disability geography; people with autism; neuro-separate space; neuro-shared space; on-line communities; self advocacy press |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
390203. Sociology of education | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Umea University, Sweden |
Department of Psychology | |
Open University, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1812/mapping-the-social-geographies-of-autism-online-and-off-line-narratives-of-neuro-shared-and-separate-spaces
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