Quirky citizens: Autism, gender, and reimagining disability

Signs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 967-991

  Bumiller, Kristin ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 49449101922     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/528848     Document Type: Review

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