Images and narratives of autism within charity discourses

Disability and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-233

  Waltz, Mitzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advertising; autism; autistic; charity; discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858224802     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.631796     Document Type: Article

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