Autism as a natural human variation: Reflections on the claims of the neurodiversity movement

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-30

  Jaarsma, Pier ^a   Welin, Stellan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Disability; DSM V; Equality; Neurodiversity; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CIVIL RIGHTS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CIVIL RIGHTS; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84861540327     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-011-0169-9     Document Type: Article

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