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Author:   James C. Wilson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786437054

ISBN 10:   0786437057
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   19 February 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      1. The Family Gangsta      2. Contesting Autism      3. Testing Neurodiversity      4. Why Is He Barking?      5. Sensory Overload      6. Meltdown      7. Friends and Lovers      8. Self-Injury      9. Weatherweenie      10. To Cure or Not to Cure      11. Things We Do      12. Family Relations      13. Communication Corporeal and Electronic      14. Cognition      15. Agoraphobia, or Don’t Call Us...      16. Too Crazy for the Psych Ward?      17. Medicalization      18. Institutionalization      19. Surf ’s Up      20. Representation Politics      21. Resentment      22. Community      23. Looking for Autism Pride Day      Sources      Bibliography      Index     

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recommend[ed] --Disability Studies Quarterly; a father's riveting memoir of his autistic son...concerns raised by autism will engage readers' interest enthrallingly...enriched greatly...very abundant wealth of information and insights --metapsychology.mentalhelp.net;

Author Information

James C. Wilson is a professor of English and journalism at the University of Cincinnati. This is his fifth book. He lives in West Chester, Ohio.

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