Disqualified in the human race: A close reading of the autobiographies of individuals identified as autistic

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 501-516

  Ashby, Christine E ^a   Causton Theoharis, Julie N ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autobiography; Competence; Inclusion; Inclusive education; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349504666     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110801886673     Document Type: Article

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