Re-presenting autism: The construction of 'NT Syndrome'

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-255

  Brownlow, Charlotte ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Neurodiversity; Neurologically typical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 77954028030     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10912-010-9114-4     Document Type: Article

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