On the ontological status of autism: The 'double empathy problem'

Disability and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 883-887

  Milton, Damian E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; disablement; empathy; inter subjectivity; phenomenology; reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866756673     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2012.710008     Document Type: Article

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