Doing it differently: emancipatory autism studies within a neurodiverse academic space
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Article Title | Doing it differently: emancipatory autism studies within a neurodiverse academic space |
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ERA Journal ID | 35345 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Hanna (Author), Kourti, Marianthi (Author), Jackson-Perry, David (Author), Brownlow, Charlotte (Author), Fletcher, Kirsty (Author), Bendelman, Daniel (Author) and O’Dell, Lindsay (Author) |
Journal Title | Disability and Society |
Journal Citation | 34 (7-8), pp. 1082-1101 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 14 Sep 2019 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0968-7599 |
1360-0508 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1603102 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687599.2019.1603102 |
Abstract | In the current research climate, in which many autistic and autism communities are increasingly calling for a move towards collaborative forms of research, we consider how a loosely formed epistemological community may serve to challenge ‘business as usual’ in the academy. Mindful of the need to move beyond theory, we use this experience to concretely consider how knowledge about autism and neurotypicality can be meaningfully (co)-produced, and made available both to the research community and also to autistic and autism communities. Here, we use our own coproduction of this article to explore how autistic experience may trouble normative meanings of academic knowledge production. We also consider the limits and possibilities of a neurodiverse research collaboration to reflect on ways in which a loose epistemological space may serve to contribute to knowledge about both autism and neurotypicality, adding to debate around collaborative research. |
Keywords | Autism; emancipatory research; participatory research; advocacy; neurodiversity; co-production |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440901. Clinical social work practice |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Sodertorn University, Sweden |
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom | |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
Open University, United Kingdom | |
University of Kent, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q54yy/doing-it-differently-emancipatory-autism-studies-within-a-neurodiverse-academic-space
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